Figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Pairs

Pair skating
at the V Olympic Winter Games
VenueOlympia Eisstadion Badrutts Park
DateFebruary 7
Competitors30 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet
 Belgium
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király
 Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Suzanne Morrow / Wallace Diestelmeyer
 Canada

The pair skating event was held as part of the figure skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics. It was the seventh appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 and at all four Winter Games from 1924 onward. The competition was held on 7 February 1948. Thirty figure skaters from eleven nations competed.[1]

Results

Rank Name Nation Points Places
1 Micheline Lannoy / Pierre Baugniet Belgium11.22717.5
2 Andrea Kékesy / Ede Király Hungary11.10926
3 Suzanne Morrow / Wallace Diestelmeyer Canada11.00031
4 Yvonne Sherman / Robert Swenning United States10.58153
5 Winifred Silverthorne / Dennis Silverthorne Great Britain10.57253
6 Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy United States10.53659.5
7 Marianna Nagy / László Nagy Hungary9.90989
8 Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks Great Britain9.70098
9 Herta Ratzenhofer / Emil Ratzenhofer Austria9.436111.5
10 Margot Walle / Allan Fjeldheim Norway9.281118.5
11 Susanne Giebisch / Hellmut Seibt Austria9.290117.5
12 Luny Unold / Hans Kuster Switzerland9.281120
13 Grazia Barcellona / Carlo Fassi Italy9.263121.5
14 Denise Favart / Jacques Favart France8.700139
WD Blažena Knittlová / Karel Vosátka Czechoslovakia

Referee:

  • Netherlands Gustavus F.C. Witt

Assistant Referee:

  • Switzerland James Koch

Judges:

References

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