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| 1939 World Figure Skating Championships | |
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| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | February 11–12 (men and pairs) February 17–19 (ladies) |
| Season: | 1939 |
| Location: |  Budapest, Hungary (men and pairs)  Prague, Czechoslovakia (ladies) |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Graham Sharp | |
| Ladies' singles: Megan Taylor | |
Pairs:  Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier | |
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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 and pairs competitions took place from February 17 to 19 in Budapest, Hungary. Ladies' competitions took place from February 11 to 12 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
These World Figure Skating Championships were the last before World War II. The Austrian skaters Edi Rada, Emmy Puzinger, Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin, and the judge H. Deistler represented Germany. The former Austrian skater Herbert Alward represented Hungary.
* Host nations (Hungary, Czechoslovakia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Sharp |
5 |
| 2 | Freddie Tomlins |
11 |
| 3 | Horst Faber |
15 |
| 4 | Edi Rada |
24 |
| 5 | Herbert Alward |
27 |
| 6 | Elemér Terták |
25 |
| 7 | Kristóf Kállay |
36 |
| 8 | Franz Loichinger |
39 |
| 9 |  Per Cock-Clausen |
43 |
| 10 |  Max Bindea |
52 |
| 11 |  Alfred Hirv |
53 |
Judges:
Herbert Clarke
J. Kowalski Fritz Schober Andor Szende
A. Winkler| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megan Taylor |
5 |
| 2 | Hedy Stenuf |
14 |
| 3 | Daphne Walker |
15 |
| 4 | Lydia Veicht |
18 |
| 5 | Eva Nyklová |
27 |
| 6 | Emmy Putzinger |
29 |
| 7 | Marta Musilek |
37 |
| 8 | Gladys Jagger |
35 |
| 9 |  Gerd Helland-Bjørnstad |
52 |
| 10 | Anne-Marie Sæther |
53 |
| 11 | Anita Wägeler |
54 |
| 12 | Turid Helland-Bjørnstad |
57 |
| 13 |  Britta Råhlén |
52 |
| 14 |  Jacqueline Bossoutrot |
65 |
| 15 | Zdeňka Porgesova |
75 |
Judges:
Herbert Clarke H. Deistler J. Hainz A. Huber Charles Sabouret| Rank | Name | Places |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier |
8 |
| 2 | Ilse Pausin / Erich Pausin |
13 |
| 3 | Inge Koch / Günther Noack |
24 |
| 4 | Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy |
32 |
| 5 | Violet Cliff / Leslie Cliff |
38 |
| 6 | Pierette Dubois / Paul Dubois |
44.5 |
| 7 | Nadine Szilassy / Ferenc Kertész |
48 |
| 8 | Erika Bass / Béla Barcza |
51 |
| 9 | Stephanie Kalusz / Erwin Kalusz |
62.5 |
| 10 |  Silva Palme / Paul Schwab |
64 |
Judges:
E. Bedetto
J. Kowalski Ethel Muckelt P. Weiss A. Winkler
C. Witt O. Zöllner
