Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's singles
Men's singles at the VI Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Bislett Stadion (free skate) | ||||||||||
Dates | 19-21 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 14 from 11 nations | |||||||||
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Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics | ||
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Singles | men | ladies |
Pairs | mixed | |
The men's figure skating competition at the 1952 Winter Olympics took place on 19 and 21 February at
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The battle for second place was much closer and hotly contested between Hellmut Seibt and James Grogan. Seibt did well in the compulsories but faltered in the free skating. Grogan was third after the compulsories but could not overtake Seibt in the free skating. The final marks placed Seibt in second place by one-tenth of a point, the closest possible margin.[5] Hayes Jenkins placed fourth and went on to win the gold medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.[7] One week later Button, Grogan and Jenkins swept the World Championships.[5] For Dick Button it was his fifth consecutive world title, and it also marked the end of his competitive skating career.[8]
Results
Here are the results of the men's figure skating competition.[5]
Rank | Name | Nation | CF | FS | Points | Places |
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1 | Dick Button | United States | 1 | 1 | 192.256 | 9 |
2 | Hellmut Seibt | Austria | 2 | 5 | 180.144 | 23 |
3 | James Grogan | United States | 3 | 2 | 180.822 | 24 |
4 | Hayes Alan Jenkins | United States | 5 | 3 | 174.589 | 40 |
5 | Peter Firstbrook | Canada | 4 | 4 | 173.122 | 43 |
6 | Carlo Fassi | Italy | 6 | 7 | 169.822 | 50 |
7 | Alain Giletti | France | 7 | 6 | 163.233 | 63 |
8 | Freimut Stein | Germany | 8 | 8 | 155.956 | 72 |
9 | François Pache | Switzerland | 9 | 11 | 139.922 | 92 |
10 | Adrian Swan | Australia | 12 | 9 | 138.689 | 95 |
11 | Kurt Oppelt | Austria | 11 | 10 | 137.033 | 98 |
12 | György Czakó | Hungary | 14 | 12 | 132.233 | 112 |
13 | Kalle Tuulos | Finland | 13 | 13 | 131.211 | 112 |
14 | Per Cock-Clausen | Denmark | 10 | 11 | 133.722 | 112 |
Referee:
- Kenneth M. Beaumont
Assistant Referee:
Judges:
- Alex Krupy
- Theo Klemm
- Bruno Bonfiglio
- Franz Wojtanowskyj
- Sven P. Sørensen
- Norman V.S. Gregory
- Martti Gyldén
- Gérard Rodrigues Henriques
- László Szollás
References
- ^ "Figure Skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics: Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Organising Committee for the VI Winter Olympic Games (1952), p. 28
- ^ "The Olympics: 1948 and 1952", Skating magazine, February 1960
- ^ a b c d "Oslo 1952". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f "Figure Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's Singles". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Judd (2008), p. 95
- ^ Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 662–667
- ^ Berkes, Howard (16 February 2010). "Dick Button: A Cutting Edge Behind The Olympic Mic". National Public Radio. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
External links
- Judd, Ron C. (2008). The Winter Olympics. Seattle, USA: The Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-1-59485-063-9. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956). VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (PDF). Cortina d'Ampezzo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
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