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1951 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1951 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Zürich, Switzerland from February 2 to 4. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a .... Results Men Ladies Pairs References External links results {{European Figure Skating Championships European Figure Skating Championships, 1951 European Figure Skating Championships, 1951 European Figure Skating Championships International figure skating competitions hosted by Switzerland Sports competitions in Zürich 20th century in Zürich European Figure Skating Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich
, neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich () is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 434,335 inhabitants, the urban area 1.315 million (2009), and the Zürich metropolitan area 1.83 million (2011). Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zürich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country. Permanently settled for over 2,000 years, Zürich was founded by the Romans, who called it '. However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6,400 years (although this only indicates human presence in the area and not the presence of a town that early). During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Pache
François Pache (born 1 June 1932) is a Swiss figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are m .... He is a six-time (1951–1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1962) Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1952 Winter Olympics and at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He placed 9th in the men's event in 1952 and 11th in 1956. Competitive highlights References * List of Historical Swiss Champions External links * Swiss male single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Switzerland Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics 1932 births Possibly living people {{swiss-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yolande Jobin
Yolande Jobin (30 May 1930 – 11 October 2010) was a Swiss figure skater. She was the 1951 Swiss national champion. She represented Switzerland at the 1952 Winter Olympics Switzerland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Men ;Women Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay Figure skating ;Men ;Women ;Pairs Ice hockey ... where she placed 18th. After the 1953 World Championships in Davos she retired from competitive skating. She then spent several Winters in Crans coaching young people at the ice rink. In the early 1960s she retired from all skating and settled in La Tour de Peilz near Vevey with her parents who had retired there from London. She spent the rest of her life there, looking after her elderly parents. She never married. Competitive highlights References Sports-reference profile Swiss female single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Switzerland Figure ska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inge Jell
Inge Jell was a German figure skater. She won the 1947 German national senior title and two junior national titles. She was an international ice skating champion in her class at St. Moritz and twice won the medal of the King of Sweden. She placed tenth at the 1951 European Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. She performed in U.S. ice shows for two years and featured in various German shows. She belonged to Münchner EV in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ... and SC Riessersee in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jell, Inge German female single skaters Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 20th-century German women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susi Wirz
Suzanne "Susi" Wirz (born 30 November 1931) is a Swiss figure skater. She is the 1952 Swiss national champion. Wirz represented Switzerland at the 1952 Winter Olympics where she placed 15th. She was the sister-in-law of British figure skater Jeannette Altwegg Jeannette Eleanor Wirz CBE (née Altwegg; 8 September 1930 – 18 June 2021) was a British figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. She was the 1952 Olympic champion, the 1948 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1951 World champion, and a .... Competitive highlights References Susi Wirz's profile at Sports Reference.com Swiss female single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Switzerland Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics 1931 births Living people {{swiss-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotte Schwenk
Lotte may refer to: Businesses * Lotte Corporation, a South Korean industrial conglomerate ** Lotte Holdings, a Japanese holding company ** Lotte Capital, a South Korean financial company ** Lotte Card, a South Korean credit card provider ** Lotte Chilsung, a Korean manufacturer of food products ** Lotte Cinema, a chain of movie theatres in South Korea ** Lotte Confectionery, South Korean confectionery ** Lotte Department Store, a Korean Department Store ** Lotte Liquor, South Korean distiller ** Lotte World, a recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea Entertainment * ''Lotte'' (film), a 1928 German silent film directed by Carl Froelich * ''Lotte in Weimar'', a 1975 East German drama film directed by Egon Günther and produced by DEFA * ''Lotte'' (TV series), a Dutch TV series based on the Colombian telenovela ''Betty, la fea'' * Lotte, the title character of a series of Estonian animated TV programs and films, including: ** '' Lotte from Gadgetville'', a 2006 film ** '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helga Dudzinski
Helga Rosa Maria Dudzinski (4 June 1929 – 28 October 2022) was a German figure skater. She was a three-time German national champion. A member of EV Füssen, she placed 12th at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Dudzinski was born in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ..., the daughter of a Bavarian state official, and started skating at the age of eight. Competitive highlights References External links * 1929 births 2022 deaths German female single skaters Sportspeople from Munich Helga Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Germany {{Germany-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gundi Busch
Gundula "Gundi" Busch (April 29, 1935 – January 31, 2014) was a German figure skater. She was the 1954 World Figure Skating Championships, 1954 World champion, the 1954 European Figure Skating Championships, 1954 European champion, and a two-time German Figure Skating Championships, West German national champion. Life and career Early life Gundula Busch was born on April 29, 1935, in Milan, Italy. She was a daughter of a German businessman. The family moved to Harlem, Netherlands in 1944, and later to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany. Career Busch began skating at age four and a half years. She also took ballet classes in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and visited London in 1950 to learn from elite skaters. Busch was coached by Thea Frenssen. Her skating club was SC Rießersee. She began representing West Germany at major international events in 1951, after becoming the national bronze medalist. In 1952, she was selected to compete at the Figure skating at the 1952 Winte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beryl Bailey
Beryl ( ) is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Be3Al2Si6O18. Well-known varieties of beryl include emerald and aquamarine. Naturally occurring, hexagonal crystals of beryl can be up to several meters in size, but terminated crystals are relatively rare. Pure beryl is colorless, but it is frequently tinted by impurities; possible colors are green, blue, yellow, pink, and red (the rarest). It is an ore source of beryllium. Etymology The word ''beryl'' – enm, beril – is borrowed, via fro, beryl and la, beryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος ''bḗryllos'', which referred to a 'precious blue-green color-of-sea-water stone'; from Prakrit ''veruḷiya'', ''veḷuriya'' 'beryl' (compare the pseudo-Sanskritization वैडूर्य ''vaiḍūrya'' 'cat's eye; jewel; lapis lazuli', traditionally explained as '(brought) from (the city of) Vidūra'), which is ultimately of Dravidian origin, maybe from the name of Belur or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valda Osborn
Valda Rosemary Foggin ( Osborn; 17 September 1934 – 28 December 2022) was a British figure skater. She was the 1953 European champion and World bronze medalist. Osborn represented her country at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, where she placed 11th. Early life Osborn was born in Wembley, Middlesex on 17 September 1934. During the Second World War, she moved to Richmond (then in Surrey), and lived close to Richmond Bridge, a short walk to Richmond Ice Rink. She had private tutors for her schooling. Career Osborn started skating, aged 2½, at Wembley Ice Rink. She was taught by Arnold Gerschwiler, who was her only coach during her entire amateur career. At age 5, Osborn won her first competition for "Under Sixes". During the Second World War, the Wembley rink was closed to save electricity. She moved to the Richmond Ice Rink, the only rink left open during the war. At 9½ years she passed the NSA gold medal at Richmond Ice Rink on 6 June 1944 ( D-Day). She was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Wyatt
Barbara Florence Amelia Wyatt Hardy (17 July 1930 – 10 January 2012) was a British figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. She was a two-time European bronze medalist (1951 and 1952) and finished seventh at the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 .... She was coached by Jacques Gerschwiler. Wyatt is the mother of NHL hockey player Mark Hardy. Results References External linksBarbara Wyatt's obituary 1930 births 2012 deaths Sportspeople from Brighton British female single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Great Britain Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics European Figure Skating Championships medalists {{UK-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
