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compete for the title of World Champion. The 1960 competitions for men, ladies, pair skating, and ice dancing took place from March 1 to 5 in

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. It was the first time that the participants per country in each category was limited to three. This rule is kept since.

Results

Men

Judges: * F. Wojtanowskyj * E. Lewis *

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* G. S. Yates * E. Finsterwald * H. G. Storke

Ladies

Judges: *

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* W. E. Lewis * Emil Skákala *

* Theo Klemm * Pamela Davis * G. De Mori * L. Benedict-Stieber * H. G. Storke

Pairs

Judges: * F. Wojtanowskyj * W. E. Lewis * Emil Skákala * Theo Klemm * Pamela Davis * G. De Mori * L. Benedict-Stieber * E. Finsterwald * H. G. Storke

Ice dancing

Judges: * A. McKechnie * Emil Skákala * J. Meudec *

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* L. C. Seagrave * E. Finsterwald * J. R. Shoemaker

References

Sources

* Result List provided by the ISU {{ISU Championships Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships

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