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Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics

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Figure skating at the IV Winter Olympics
Type:Olympic Games
Champions
Men's singles:
Austria Karl Schäfer
Ladies' singles:
Norway Sonja Henie
Pairs:
Germany Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier
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Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympia-Kunsteisstadion in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, from 9 to 15 February 1936. Three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pairs skating.[1]

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
details
Karl Schäfer
 Austria
Ernst Baier
 Germany
Felix Kaspar
 Austria
Ladies' singles
details
Sonja Henie
 Norway
Cecilia Colledge
 Great Britain
Vivi-Anne Hultén
 Sweden
Pairs skating
details
Maxi Herber
and Ernst Baier
 Germany
Ilse Pausin
and Erik Pausin
 Austria
Emília Rotter
and László Szollás
 Hungary

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria1113
2 Germany1102
3 Norway1001
4 Great Britain0101
5 Hungary0011
 Sweden0011
Totals (6 entries)3339

Participating nations

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Only three figure skaters (two men and one lady) competed in both the singles and the pairs event.

A total of 84 figure skaters (41 men and 43 ladies) from 17 nations (men from 16 nations and ladies from 16 nations) competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:

References

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  1. ^ "Figure Skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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