Pairs
at the IV Olympic Winter Games
VenueOlympia-Kunsteisstadion
Date13 February
Competitors36 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ilse Pausin / Erik Pausin  Austria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emília Rotter / László Szollás  Hungary

The pair skating event was held as part of the figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 and at all three Winter Games from 1924 onward. The competition was held on Thursday, 13 February 1936. Thirty-six figure skaters from twelve nations competed.[1]

Results

The points and score are given as shown in the official Olympic report.

Rank Name Nation Total points Places
1 Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier Germany11.511
2 Ilse Pausin / Erik Pausin Austria11.419.5
3 Emília Rotter / László Szollás Hungary10.832.5
4 Piroska Szekrényessy / Attila Szekrényessy Hungary10.638.5
5 Maribel Vinson / George Hill United States10.446.5
6 Louise Bertram / Stewart Reburn Canada9.868.5
7 Violet Cliff / Leslie Cliff Great Britain10.156.5
8 Eva Prawitz / Otto Weiß Germany9.574.5
9 Anna Cattaneo / Ercole Cattaneo Italy9.193
10 Rosemarie Stewart / Ernest Yates Great Britain9.0102.5
11 Grace Madden / J. Lester Madden United States9.195
12 Audrey Garland / Fraser Sweatman Canada8.7105
13 Irina Timcic / Alfred Eisenbeisser-Ferraru Romania9.0102
14 Eleanore Bäumel / Fritz Wächtler Austria8.8113
15 Randi Bakke / Christen Christensen Norway8.2132.5
16 Louise Contamine / Robert Verdun Belgium8.2138.5
17 Hildegarde Švarce-Gešela / Eduards Gešels Latvia7.5149
18 Helene Michelson / Eduard Hiiop Estonia6.8161

Referee:

  • Germany Hermann Wendt

Judges:

  • United States Charles M. Rotch
  • Germany Kurt Dannenberg
  • Sweden August Anderberg
  • Switzerland Arnold Huber
  • Austria Hans Grünauer
  • Belgium André Poplimont
  • Norway Oscar Kolderup
  • Hungary Jenő Minnich
  • Finland Ludowika Jacobsson

References

  1. "Figure Skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics: Pairs, Mixed". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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