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.
Results Men 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
Ladies 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
Pairs 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