1957 World Figure Skating Championships
| 1957 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 26 – March 2 |
| Season: | 1957 |
| Location: | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_the_United_States_(1912-1959).svg.png){kind=small} Colorado Springs, Colorado USA |
| Venue: | Broadmoor Ice Palace |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: David Jenkins | |
| Ladies' singles: Carol Heiss | |
Pairs: .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(1921%E2%80%931957).svg.png){kind=small} Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | |
Ice dance:  June Markham / Courtney Jones | |
| Previous: 1956 World Championships | |
| Next: 1958 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 1957 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from February 26 to March 2 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
Medal table
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
Men
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Jenkins | 7 |
| 2 | Tim Brown | 16 |
| 3 | Charles Snelling | 22 |
| 4 |  Alain Giletti | 33 |
| 5 | Thomas Moore | 35 |
| 6 | Norbert Felsinger | 41 |
| 7 | Donald Jackson | 49 |
| 8 | Robert Brewer | 58 |
| 9 | Alain Calmat | 59 |
| 10 | Michael Booker | 66 |
| 11 | Manfred Schnelldorfer | 81 |
| 12 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Switzerland_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Hubert Köpfler | 83 |
| 13 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Japan_(1870%E2%80%931999).svg.png){kind=small} Yukio Nishikura | 90 |
| 14 | Hideo Sugita | 98 |
| 15 | Kazuo Ōhashi | 105 |
| 16 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small} Charles Keeble | 111 |
| 17 | William Cherrell | 117 |
Judges:
Pamela Davis- P. Devine
- H. Janes
- Eugen Kirchhofer
- Walter Malek
- Rudolf A. Marx
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
Ladies
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Heiss | 7 |
| 2 | Hanna Eigel | 17 |
| 3 | Ingrid Wendl | 21 |
| 4 | Yarmila Pachl | 27 |
| 5 | Claralyn Lewis | 40 |
| 6 | Hanna Walter | 43 |
| 7 | Joan Schenke | 63 |
| 8 | Nancy Heiss | 71 |
| 9 | Erica Batchelor | 75 |
| 10 | Karen Dixon | 75 |
| 11 | Ina Bauer | 79 |
| 12 |  Sjoukje Dijkstra | 84 |
| 13 | Joan Haanappel | 87 |
| 14 | Margaret Crosland | 87 |
| 15 | Ilse Musyl | 89 |
| 16 |  Emma Giardini | 104 |
| 17 | Junko Ueno | 118 |
| 18 | Carla Tichatschek | 128 |
| 19 | Yūko Araki | 132 |
| 20 | Alice Fischer | 137 |
Judges:
- Bruno Bonfiglio
- Pamela Davis
- Eugen Kirchhofer
- Rudolf A. Marx
- J. A. McKechnie
- Hans Meixner
- Harold G. Storke
Pairs
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | 8 |
| 2 | Marika Kilius / Franz Ningel | 16.5 |
| 3 | Maria Jelinek / Otto Jelinek | 17.5 |
| 4 | Nancy Rouillard / Ronald Ludington | 31 |
| 5 | Joyce Coates / Anthony Holles | 32 |
Judges:
- Bruno Bonfiglio
- Pamela Davis
- H. Janes
- Rudolf A. Marx
- J. A. McKechnie
- Hans Meixner
- Gérard Rodrigues-Henriques
Ice dance
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June Markham / Courtney Jones | 5 |
| 2 | Geraldine Fenton / William McLachlan | 11 |
| 3 | Sharon McKenzie / Bert Wright | 16 |
| 4 | Joan Zamboni / Roland Junso | 22 |
| 5 | Barbara Thompson / Gerard Rigby | 27 |
| 6 | Cathrine Morris / Michael Robinson | 29 |
| 7 | Carmel Bodel / Edward Bodel | 35 |
| 8 | Beverly Orr / Hugh Smith | 39 |
| 9 | Sigrid Knake / Günther Koch | 42 |
| 10 | Christiane Elien / Claude Lambert | 51 |
| 11 | Edith Peikert / Hans Kutschera | 53 |
Judges:
Sources
- Result List provided by the ISU