The Richmond Trophy was an international figure skating competition for ladies' singles held annually from 1949 to 1980 at the Richmond Ice Rink in Twickenham, London. It was the only invitational international competition (as opposed to the ISU Championships) held on a regular basis in the post-war years. The competition was sponsored by the National Skating Association and was largely due to the activity of Arnold Gerschwiler, coach of many champions at the Richmond rink.
At the last event in November 1980, participation was down to only eleven competitors, attributed to scheduling conflicts with the growing number of other international competitions such as Skate Canada International. Moreover, the National Skating Association had two years previously started another international competition, the St. Ivel International, also held at the Richmond rink but earlier in the fall and including competition in all four disciplines of skating, which by 1980 was already established as one of the more prestigious competitions on the international circuit. Therefore, the ladies-only Richmond Trophy event was discontinued.
Medalists Ladies' medalists Year Gold Silver Bronze Refs 1949 1950 1951 Nancy Burley 1952 Yvonne Sugden Lidy Stoppelman Doreen Spowart 1953 Yvonne Sugden Anne Robinson Lidy Stoppelman 1954 Patricia Pauley Sjoukje Dijkstra Clema Cowley 1955 Yvonne Sugden Joan Haanappel Sjoukje Dijkstra 1956 Sjoukje Dijkstra Joan Haanappel Karin Borner 1957 Sjoukje Dijkstra Patricia Pauley Diana Clifton-Peach 1958 Sjoukje Dijkstra Carolyn Krau Diana Clifton-Peach 1959 Joan Haanappel Carolyn Krau Nicole Hassler 1960 Nicole Hassler Carolyn Krau Barbara Conniff 1961 Nicole Hassler Barbara Conniff Heather Moir 1962 Nicole Hassler Carol Noir Anne Lenton 1963 1964 1965 Uschi Keszler Zsuzsa Almássy Beate Richter 1966 Zsuzsa Almássy 1967 Zsuzsa Almássy Beatrix Schuba 1968 Elisabeth Nestler Patricia Dodd Eleonora Baricka 1969 Elisabeth Nestler Patricia Dodd Rita Trapanese 1970 Rita Trapanese Patricia Dodd Dawn Glab 1971 Christine Errath Cathy Lee Irwin Kazumi Yamashita 1972 Dorothy Hamill Karin Iten Jean Scott 1973 Dianne de Leeuw Maria McLean Karin Iten 1974 Marion Weber Isabel de Navarre Kath Malmberg 1975 Lynn Nightingale Barbie Smith Linda Fratianne 1976 Barbie Smith Susanna Driano Heather Kemkaran 1977 Priscilla Hill Kristiina Wegelius Denise Biellmann 1978 Susanna Driano Carrie Rugh Karena Richardson 1979 Alicia Risberg Carola Weißenberg Simone Grigorescu 1980 Karen Wood Janina Wirth Carola Paul
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