Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Pairs

Pair skating
at the VI Olympic Winter Games
VenueJordal Amfi (compulsory)
Bislett Stadion
Date22 February
Competitors26 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ria Baran / Paul Falk  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marianna Nagy / László Nagy  Hungary
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1956 →

The pair skating event was held as part of the figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics. It was the eighth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 and at all five Winter Games from 1924 onward. The competition was held on 22 February 1952. Twenty-six figure skaters from nine nations competed.[1]

Results

Rank Name Nation Points Places
1 Ria Baran / Paul Falk  Germany 11.400 11.5
2 Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy  United States 11.178 17.5
3 Marianna Nagy / László Nagy  Hungary 10.822 31
4 Jennifer Nicks / John Nicks  Great Britain 10.600 39
5 Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden  Canada 10.489 48
6 Janet Gerhauser / John Nightingale  United States 10.289 54
7 Silvia Grandjean / Michel Grandjean  Switzerland 10.300 53
8 Inge Minor / Hermann Braun  Germany 9.089 73.5
9 Sissy Schwarz / Kurt Oppelt  Austria 9.469 83
10 Éva Szöllősi / Gábor Vida  Hungary 9.244 91.5
11 Peri Horne / Raymond Lockwood  Great Britain 9.133 94
12 Britta Lindmark / Ulf Berendt  Sweden 8.756 106
13 Bjørg Skjælaaen / Reidar Børjeson  Norway 8.346 117

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