| 1948 World Figure Skating Championships | |
| Comptype: | ISU Championship |
| Startdate: | February 11 |
| Enddate: | 15 |
| Skatingseason: | 1948 |
| Location: |  Davos, Switzerland |
| Championmen: |  Richard Button |
| Championladies: |  Barbara Ann Scott |
| Championpairs: |  Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet |
| Previouscomp: | 1947 World Championships |
| Nextcomp: | 1949 World Championships |
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
The 1948 competitions for men, ladies, and pair skating took place from February 11 to 15 in Davos, Switzerland. These were the second World Figure Skating Championships after World War II. Skaters from Germany and Japan were still not allowed to compete.
| Rank | Name | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 11 | |
| align=center | 2 | 19 | |
| align=center | 3 | 28 | |
| 4 | 32 | ||
| 5 | 52 | ||
| 6 | 53 | ||
| 7 | 76 | ||
| 8 | 79 | ||
| 9 | 85 | ||
| 10 | 84 | ||
| 11 | 80 | ||
| 12 | 105 | ||
| 13 | 115 | ||
| WD | DNS |
Judges:
Eugen Kirchhofer
Harry Meistrup Melville Rogers
Adolf Rosdol Harold G. Stroke
Marcell Vadas A. Voordeckers| Rank | Name | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 11 | |
| align=center | 2 | 25 | |
| align=center | 3 | 32 | |
| 4 | 36 | ||
| 5 | 39 | ||
| 6 | 71 | ||
| 7 | 81 | ||
| 8 | 83 | ||
| 9 | 93 | ||
| 10 | 109 | ||
| 11 | 102 | ||
| 12 | 97 | ||
| 13 | 107 | ||
| 14 | 124 | ||
| 15 | 113 | ||
| 16 | 135 | ||
| 17 | 141 | ||
| 18 | 149 | ||
| 19 | 163 | ||
| 20 | 179 |
Judges:
Bernard Fox Harry Meistrup Hans Meixner Melville Rogers Elemér Terták
Georges Torchon A. Winkler| Rank | Name | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 13.5 | |
| align=center | 2 | 24.5 | |
| align=center | 3 | 26 | |
| 4 | 38.5 | ||
| 5 | 45 | ||
| 6 | 51.5 | ||
| 7 | 72 | ||
| 8 | 80.5 | ||
| 9 | 86.5 | ||
| 10 | 91 | ||
| 11 | 92 | ||
| 12 | 95 | ||
| 13 | 104 | ||
| 14 | 125 | ||
| WD | DNS |
Judges:
Rudolf Kaler James Koch Melville Rogers Harold G. Storke Georges Torchon Marcell Vadas A. Voordeckers