International Skating Union

International Skating Union, Internationale Eislauf-Vereinigung, Union Internationale de Patinage
Founded: 1891
Sources: HB 1925, HB 1929, HB 1936, HB 1938

Officers

International Committee

• Aug. Anderberg Secretary 1925-1936
• Viktor Gustaf Balck President 1925-1936
• H. J. Clarke Member 1936
• George Herbert Fowler Vice President 1925-1936
• Lad. Fürst Member 1936
• Walter Jakobsson Member 1936
• Gerhard Karlsen Member 1936
• Hermann Kleeberg Member 1936
• Hans Pfeiffer Substitute Members (Member) 1936
• Dr. Ulrich Salchow President 1936
• Sven Sandstedt Secretary-Treasurer (Secretary) 1936
• Hans Valär Substitute Members (Member) 1936
• G. W. A. van Laer Vice President 1936
• Dr. E. von Szent-Györgyi Vice President 1925-1936 / Honorary President (President) 1936

Seats

• Hjärnegatan 6: Stockholm: Sweden
• Nybrogatau 76: Stockholm: Sweden
  HB 1936/38

Members in these countries

National Associations in the following countries:
Australia (since 1936) , Austria (since 1925) , Belgium (since 1925) , Canada (since 1925) , Czechoslovakia (since 1925) , Denmark (since 1925) , Estonia (since 1936) , Finland (since 1925) , France (since 1925) , Germany (since 1925) , Hungary (since 1925) , Italy (since 1925) , Japan (since 1936) , Latvia (since 1936) , Netherlands (since 1925) , Norway (since 1925) , Poland (since 1936) , Romania (since 1936) , Russia (1925-1936) , Sweden (since 1925) , Switzerland (since 1925) , Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (since 1936) , United Kingdom (since 1925) , United States of America (since 1925) , Yugoslavia (since 1936) ,

Congresses

• 1935-1935 Stockholm: Sweden
• 1937-1937 St. Moritz: Switzerland

Object

Encourager la science du patinage et favoriser son développement. HB 1929: To encourage the science of skating and to promote its development. HB 1936: Encourager le patinage d'amateurs (patinage de vitesse et patinage avec figures). To encourage amateur skating (speed-skating and figure-skating). (HB 1938)

Finances

Cotisation des membres. HB 1929: Members' subscriptions. HB 1936: Contributions annuelles des associations. Association's annual contributions. (HB 1938)

Activities

Organisation de Congrès internationaux (treizième Congrès tenu à Copenhague en 1923); établissement de règlements uniformes pour les épreuves de courses des concours internationaux; organisation de championnats internationaux, etc. HB 1929: Organisation of International Congresses, the drawing-up of uniform rules for international competitions; organisation of international championships, etc. HB 1936: Organisation de congrès internationaux, élaboration de règles uniformes pour les concours internationaux. Organisation de championnats mondiaux et européens de patinage, etc. Organisation of international congresses; framing of uniform rules for international competitions; organisation of world and European skating championships, etc. A Congress was held at Stockholm in June 1935, and another at St. Moritz in July 1937. (HB 1938)

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