| 1952 World Figure Skating Championships | |
| Comptype: | ISU Championship |
| Startdate: | February 27 |
| Enddate: | March 1 |
| Skatingseason: | 1952 |
| Location: |  Paris, France |
| Championmen: |  Richard Button |
| Championladies: | Jacqueline du Bief |
| Championpairs: | Ria Baran / Paul Falk |
| Championdance: | Jean Westwood / Lawrence Demmy |
| Previouscomp: | 1951 World Championships |
| Nextcomp: | 1953 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 1952 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 27 to March 1 in Paris, France. The World Championships in ice dancing were the first of its kind.
| Rank | Name | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 7 | |
| align=center | 2 | 19 | |
| align=center | 3 | 21 | |
| 4 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 34 | ||
| 6 | 44 | ||
| 7 | 46 | ||
| 8 | 57 | ||
| 9 | 66 | ||
| 10 | 67 | ||
| 11 | 76 |
Judges:
Jakob Biedermann
Ercole Cattaneo
Donald Gilchrist
Oskar Madl Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques Harold G. Storke| Rank | Name | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 9 | |
| align=center | 2 | 21 | |
| align=center | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 43 | ||
| 5 | 55 | ||
| 6 | 59 | ||
| 7 | 64 | ||
| 8 | 65 | ||
| 9 | 82 | ||
| 10 | 90 | ||
| 11 | 96 | ||
| 12 | 110 | ||
| 13 | 123 | ||
| 14 | 132 | ||
| 15 | 129 | ||
| 16 | 124 | ||
| 17 | 158 | ||
| 18 | 161 | ||
| 19 | 170 | ||
| 20 | 175 | ||
| 21 | 192 | ||
| 22 | 195 | ||
| WD | DNS |
Judges:
Ercole Cattaneo Norman V. S. Gregory Eugen Kirchhofer Alex Krupy Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
A. Voordeckers Franz Wojtanowskyj| Rank | Name | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 9 | |
| align=center | 2 | 23.5 | |
| align=center | 3 | 29 | |
| 4 | 31.5 | ||
| 5 | 48.5 | ||
| 6 | 49.5 | ||
| 7 | 68 | ||
| 8 | 72 | ||
| 9 | 81 | ||
| 10 | 83 |
Judges:
J. Biedermann Ercole Cattaneo Donald Gilchrist
A. W. Knetemann Alex Krupy Hans Meixner Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques| Rank | Name | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 7 | |
| align=center | 2 | 14 | |
| align=center | 3 | 23 | |
| 4 | 26 | ||
| 5 | 35 | ||
| 6 | 44 | ||
| 7 | 54 | ||
| 8 | 54 | ||
| 9 | 58 |
Judges:
Norman V. S. Gregory Eugen Kirchhofer Hans Meixner Henri Meudec R. Sackett A. Voordeckers