1891 European Figure Skating Championships

Figure skating competition 1891 European Figure Skating Championships ISU Championship January 23 24 1891 German Empire Hamburg, German Empire German Empire Oskar Uhlig - 1892 European Championships The 1891 European Figure Skating Championships were held on January 23 and 24 in Hamburg, German Empire. Elite figure skaters competed for the title of European Champion in the category of men's singles.http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147122-164338-54457-0-file,00.pdf European Figure Skating Championships www.isu.org https://web.archive.org/web/20110603230908/http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0%2C11040%2C4844-147122-164338-54457-0-file%2C00.pdf 2011-06-03 The competitors performed only compulsory figures. These were the first European Figure Skating Championships ever.Hines James R. Figure skating in the formative years: singles, pairs, and the expanding role of women 2015 University of Illinois Press 978-0-252-09704-1 Urbana The skating association of Germany and Austria merged and organised these first European Championships in figure skating before the International Skating Union (ISU) was founded in 1892. Results Rank Name 1 German Empire Oskar Uhlig 2 German Empire Anon Schmitson 3 German Empire Franz Zilly 4 Austrian Empire Josef Nowy 5 Austrian Empire Willi Dienstl 6 German Empire Fritz Ahrendt 7 German Empire Wilhelm Schulze References European Figure Skating Championships, 1891 Category:European Figure Skating Championships European 1891 Category:Sports competitions in Hamburg Category:1891 in German sport Category:1891 in winter sports Category:January 1891 in Europe Category:1890s in Hamburg