Figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Ladies' singles

Women's singles at the VI Olympic Winter Games
File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating
Venues	Jordal Amfi (compulsory figure) Bislett stadion (free skating)
Dates	16–20 February
Competitors	25 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jeannette Altwegg File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tenley Albright File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jacqueline du Bief File:Flag of France.svg France

The ladies' individual skating event was held as part of the figure skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics. It was the eighth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 and at all five Winter Games from 1924 onward. The competition was held from 16 to 20 February 1952. Twenty-five figure skaters from twelve nations competed.

Results

Rank	Name	Nation	CF	FS	Points	Places
1	Jeannette Altwegg	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain	1	4	161.756	14
2	Tenley Albright	File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	2	3	159.133	22
3	Jacqueline du Bief	File:Flag of France.svg France	4	2	158.000	24
4	Sonya Klopfer	File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	3	5	154.633	36
5	Virginia Baxter	File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	8	1	152.211	50
6	Suzanne Morrow	File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg Canada	6	7	149.333	56
7	Barbara Wyatt	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain	5	11	148.378	63
8	Gundi Busch	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	10	6	146.289	75
9	Marlene Smith	File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg Canada	11	9	143.289	92
10	Erika Kraft	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	9	10	143.767	89
11	Valda Osborn	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain	7	13	144.767	89
12	Helga Dudzinski	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	12	8	142.767	103
13	Vera Smith	File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg Canada	13	15	138.220	117
14	Nancy Burley	File:Civil Ensign of Australia.svg Australia	17	14	135.633	135
15	Susi Wirz	File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland	15	17	135.578	136
16	Annelies Schilhan	File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	19	12	134.744	140
17	Patricia Devries	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain	14	20	132.811	148
18	Yolande Jobin	File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland	16	16	132.478	151
19	Sissy Schwarz	File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	22	18	126.878	178
20	Leena Pietilä	File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland	20	21	124.733	185
21	Gweneth Molony	File:Civil Ensign of Australia.svg Australia	18	22	124.344	190
22	Alida Stoppelman	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	21	23	123.544	193
23	Eszter Jurek	File:Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg Hungary	24	19	121.478	199
24	Ingeborg Nilsson	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	25	24	113.322	215
WD	Bjørg Løhner Øien	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	23

Referee:

• Kenneth M. Beaumont

Assistant Referee:

• Karen Klæboe

Judges:

• Harold G. Storke
• Joseph Wilson
• Fritz Schober
• Henri Mügeli
• Per Reiertsen
• Donald H. Gilchrist
• Franz Heinlein
• Martti Gyldén
• Gérard Rodrigues Henriques