1899 World Figure Skating Championships

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.

1899 World Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:February 12
Season:1899
Location:Switzerland Davos, Switzerland
Champions
Men's singles:
Austrian Empire Gustav Hügel
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The competition took place on February 12 in Davos, Switzerland. All judges came from Switzerland; however, there were no distortions in the judging, because there was no Swiss competitor.

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Switzerland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Austria1001
2  Sweden0101
3  Great Britain0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Results

RankNameAgeCFFSTotalPointsPlaces
1 Gustav Hügel282112015781698339.607
2 Ulrich Salchow211114125521693338.608
3 Edgar Syers3535183336854170.8015
Syers competing

Judges:

  • P. Birum
  • H. Günther
  • J. Olbeter
  • F. Stahel
  • C. Steffens

Sources

  • Result List provided by the ISU