The 1891 European Figure Skating Championships were held on January 23 and 24. Elite
figure skaters
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competed for the title of European Champion in the category of
men's singles.
The competitors performed only compulsory figures. These were the first European Figure Skating Championships ever.
The skating association of Germany and Austria joined in one club "Deutscher und Österrreichischer Eislaufverband" organised these first European Championships in figure skating in
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
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German Empire in 1891 even before the
International Skating Union
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(ISU) was found.
Results
Men
References
Sources
* Result list provided by the ISU
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