The 1971
World Figure Skating Championships
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were held in
Lyon
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,
France
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, from February 23 to 28. At the event, sanctioned by the
International Skating Union
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, medals were awarded in
men's singles, ladies' singles,
pair skating
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, and
ice dance
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.
The ISU Representative was
John R. Shoemaker of the United States and the ISU Technical Delegate was
Elemér Terták
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of Hungary.
Medal table
Results
Men
Referee:
*
Elemér Terták
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Assistant Referee:
*
Donald H. Gilchrist
Judges:
*
Helga von Wiecki
*
Milan Duchón
*
Michele Beltrami
*
Geoffrey Yates
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Yates served in ...
*
Kinuko Ueno
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*
Vera Curceac
*
Norman E. Fuller
*
Tatiana Danilenko
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*
Monique Georgelin
Ladies
Referee:
*
Josef Dědič
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In 1949, he became a ska ...
Assistant Referee:
*
Sonia Bianchetti
Judges:
*
Nonna Nestegina
*
Eva von Gamm
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*
Walburga Grimm
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*
Elof Niklasson
*
Mary Louis Wright
*
Éva György
*
Ludwig Gassner
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*
Giorgio Siniscalco
*
Barbara Graham
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Pairs
Referee:
*
Karl Enderlin
Assistant Referee:
*
Néri Valdes
Judges:
*
Jürg Wilhelm
*
Carla Listing
*
Pamela Davis
*
Monique Petis
*
Norman E. Fuller
*
Eva von Gamm
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*
Edwin Kucharz
*
Maria Zuchowicz
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*
Nonna Nestegina
Ice dance
Referee:
*
Emil Skákala
Assistant Referee:
*
Henri Meudec
Judges:
*
Dagmar Řeháková
*
Mary Louise Wright Mary Louise Lyle Wright, née Premer (born 1923 in Saint Paul, Minnesota; died December 15, 2004) was an American figure skater and official.
Wright was the 1941 North American champion in four skating
Four skating is a figure skating and artisti ...
*
Lysiane Lauret
*
Maria Zuchowicz
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*
Igor Kabanov
*
Erika Schiechtl
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*
George Marsh
*
Klára Kozári
*
George J. Blundun
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Sources
* Result list provided by the ISU
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