| 1938 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 4-5 (ladies) February 18-19 (men and pairs) |
| Season: | 1938 |
| Location: |  Stockholm, Sweden (ladies) Berlin, Germany (men and pairs) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Felix Kaspar | |
Ladies' singles:  Megan Taylor | |
| Pairs: Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier | |
| Previous: 1937 World Championships | |
| Next: 1939 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.
Men's competitions took place on February 18 to 19 in Berlin, Germany and ladies' competitions took place on February 4 to 5 in Stockholm, Sweden. Pairs' competition took place on February 18 in Berlin, Germany.
Medal table[edit]
* Host nations (Sweden, Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Results[edit]
Men[edit]
Graham Sharp won the CF by 231.4 ahead of Felix Kaspar who gained 229.7, but the FS won by Kaspar with 164.6 ahead of Sharp who gained 159.8. With this in the overall points Felix Kaspar finished before Graham Sharp with 3.1 margin.
| Rank | Name | Age | CF | FS | Points | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Kaspar |
23 | 2 | 1 | 394.3 | 9 |
| 2 | Graham Sharp |
20 | 1 | 2 | 391.2 | 12 |
| 3 | Herbert Alward |
3 | 363.6 | 32 | ||
| 4 | Horst Faber |
16 | 4 | 368.1 | 33 | |
| 5 | Freddie Tomlins |
16 | 7 | 366.4 | 35 | |
| 6 |  Robert van Zeebroeck |
28 | 9 | 366.0 | 37 | |
| 7 | Edi Rada |
15 | 6 | 359.3 | 47 | |
| 8 | Günther Lorenz |
22 | 8 | 357.7 | 47 | |
| 9 |  Elemer Tertak |
19 | 5 | 65 | ||
| 10 |  Per Cock-Clausen |
23 | 10 | 68 |
- Referee: Kurt Dannenberg
Judges:
- Herbert Clarke
- E. Delpy
- O. Gattwinkel
Walter Jakobsson- Rudolf Kaler
- János Liedemann
- P. Sørensen
Ladies[edit]
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megan Taylor |
7 |
| 2 | Cecilia Colledge |
8 |
| 3 | Hedy Stenuf |
21 |
| 4 | Gladys Jagger |
22 |
| 5 | Lydia Veicht |
23 |
| 6 | Hanne Niernberger |
29 |
| 7 | Daphne Walker |
30 |
| 8 |  Gerd Helland-Bjørnstad |
43 |
| 9 | Gunnel Ericson |
44 |
| 10 | Britta Råhlén |
50 |
| 11 | Anne-Marie Sæther |
53 |
| WD | Emmy Putzinger |
DNS |
Judges:
- Herbert Clarke
- H. Deistler
- Z. Johansen
- Thore Mothander
- P. Weiss
Pairs[edit]
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier |
12 |
| 2 | Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin |
16 |
| 3 | Inge Koch / Günther Noack |
30 |
| 4 | Violet Cliff / Leslie Cliff |
37 |
| 5 | Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy |
44 |
| 6 |  Pierette Dubois / Paul Dubois |
67 |
| 7 | Elisabeth Roth / Bruno Walter |
72.5 |
| 8 | Gisela Grätz / Otto Weiß |
79 |
| 9 | Hildegard Faulhaber / Karl Eigel |
79.5 |
| 10 |  Anna Cattaneo / Ercole Cattaneo |
82.5 |
| 11 | Elisabeth Kianek / Adolf Rosdol |
88 |
| 12 |  Stephanie Kalusz / Erwin Kalusz |
94.5 |
| 13 |  A. Wächter / Fritz Lesk |
117 |
Judges:
- E. Bonfiglio
- Herbert Clarke
- Eduard Engelmann
- Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers
- Alfred Theuer
- P. Weiss
- A. Winkler
- Otto Zappe
Sources[edit]
- Result list provided by the ISU