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| 1956 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 16 – 19 |
| Season: | 1956 |
| Location: |  Garmisch-Partenkirchen,West Germany |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: Hayes Alan Jenkins | |
| Ladies' singles:Carol Heiss | |
Pairs: Sissy Schwarz /Kurt Oppelt | |
Ice dance: Pamela Weight /Paul Thomas | |
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TheWorld Figure Skating Championships is an annualfigure skating competition sanctioned by theInternational Skating Union in whichfigure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.
The 1956 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 16 to 19 inGarmisch-Partenkirchen,West Germany.
* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | West Germany* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayes Jenkins | 10 |
| 2 | Ronald Robertson | 17 |
| 3 | David Jenkins | 28 |
| 4 | Charles Snelling | 42 |
| 5 | Michael Booker | 48 |
| 6 |  Karol Divín | 48 |
| 7 |  Alain Calmat | 65 |
| 8 | Norbert Felsinger | 71 |
| 9 | Tilo Gutzeit | 77 |
| 10 |  François Pache | 91 |
| 11 |  Allan Ganter | 109 |
| 12 | Hans-Jürgen Bäumler | 111 |
| 13 | Hans Müller | 113 |
| 14 | Hanno Ströher | 115 |
| 15 |  Darío Villalba | 137 |
| 16 | Charles Keeble | 142 |
| WD | Manfred Schnelldorfer | DNS |
Judges:
K. Beyer Sydney R. Croll H. Deistler Emile Finsterwald H. Kendall KelleyRalph McCreathMollie Phillips Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques B. Srbová| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Heiss | 13 |
| 2 | Tenley Albright | 14 |
| 3 | Ingrid Wendl | 33 |
| 4 | Yvonne Sugden | 37 |
| 5 | Hanna Eigel | 48 |
| 6 | Catherine Machado | 49 |
| 7 | Hanna Walter | 71 |
| 8 | Erica Batchelor | 72 |
| 9 | Ann Johnston | 72 |
| 10 | Mary Dorsey | 97 |
| 11 |  Joan Haanappel | 103 |
| 12 | Diana Peach | 107 |
| 13 |  Fiorella Negro | 128 |
| 14 | Emma Giardini | 130 |
| 15 | Jindra Kramperová | 131 |
| 16 | Sjoukje Dijkstra | 144 |
| 17 | Karin Borner | 155 |
| 18 | Ilse Musyl | 161 |
| 19 | Alice Fischer | 168 |
| 20 | Ina Bauer | 171 |
| 21 | Jana Dočekalová | 175 |
Judges:
Ercole Cattaneo Otto Dallmayr Pamela Davis Emile Finsterwald V. P. Gross Ernst LabinRalph McCreath Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques B. Srbová| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sissy Schwarz /Kurt Oppelt | 14 |
| 2 | Frances Dafoe /Norris Bowden | 15 |
| 3 | Marika Kilius /Franz Ningel | 30 |
| 4 | Carole Ormaca /Robin Greiner | 34 |
| 5 | Barbara Wagner /Robert Paul | 42.5 |
| 6 | Lucille Ash /Sully Kothmann | 68.5 |
| 7 | Joyce Coates /Anthony Holles | 70 |
| 8 | Liesl Ellend /Konrad Lienert | 74.5 |
| 9 | Carolyn Patricia Krau /Rodney Ward | 75.5 |
| 10 | Eva Neeb /Karl Probst | 80.5 |
| 11 | Jacqueline Mason /Mervyn Bower | 88.5 |
Judges:
Pauline L. Barrajo K. BeyerErcole Cattaneo Sydney R. Croll Otto Dallmayr Emile FinsterwaldRalph McCreath B. Srbová Franz WojtanowskyjJudges:
P. Farinet A. Jobin H. Kendall Kelley Henri Meudec Hermann Schiechtl D. Ward Franz Wojtanowskyj