{{Short description|Annual figure skating competition in London, England}} {{for|the auto race|Richmond Trophy Race}}
The '''Richmond Trophy''' was an international figure skating competition for ladies' singles held annually from 1949 to 1980 at the Richmond Ice Rink in Twickenham, London. It was the only invitational international competition (as opposed to the ISU Championships) held on a regular basis in the post-war years.<ref name=Wright/> The competition was sponsored by the National Skating Association and was largely due to the activity of Arnold Gerschwiler, coach of many champions at the Richmond rink.<ref name=Twickenham/>
At the last event in November 1980, participation was down to only eleven competitors, attributed to scheduling conflicts with the growing number of other international competitions such as Skate Canada International.<ref name=SM198101/> Moreover, the National Skating Association had two years previously started another international competition, the St. Ivel International, also held at the Richmond rink but earlier in the fall and including competition in all four disciplines of skating, which by 1980 was already established as one of the more prestigious competitions on the international circuit. Therefore, the ladies-only Richmond Trophy event was discontinued.
==Medalists== {| class="wikitable" ! colspan=5 | Ladies' medalists |- ! Year ! style="background-color:gold" | Gold ! style="background-color:silver" | Silver ! style="background-color:#cc9966" | Bronze ! Refs |- | 1949 || {{flagicon|}} || {{flagicon|}} || {{flagicon|}} || |- | 1950 || {{flagicon|}} || {{flagicon|}} || {{flagicon|}} || |- | 1951 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Nancy Burley || {{flagicon|}} || {{flagicon|}} || |- | 1952 || {{flagicon|GBR}} Yvonne Sugden || {{flagicon|NED}} Lidy Stoppelman || {{flagicon|GBR}} Doreen Spowart || |- | 1953 || {{flagicon|GBR}} Yvonne Sugden|| {{flagicon|GBR}} Anne Robinson|| {{flagicon|NED}} Lidy Stoppelman || |- | 1954 || {{flagicon|GBR}} Patricia Pauley || {{flagicon|NED}} Sjoukje Dijkstra|| {{flagicon|GBR}} Clema Cowley || |- | 1955 || {{flagicon|GBR}} Yvonne Sugden || {{flagicon|NED}} Joan Haanappel|| {{flagicon|NED}} Sjoukje Dijkstra || |- | 1956 || {{flagicon|NED}} Sjoukje Dijkstra || {{flagicon|NED}} Joan Haanappel || {{flagicon|SUI}} Karin Borner || |- | 1957 || {{flagicon|NED}} Sjoukje Dijkstra|| {{flagicon|GBR}} Patricia Pauley|| {{flagicon|GBR}} Diana Clifton-Peach || |- | 1958 || {{flagicon|NED}} Sjoukje Dijkstra|| {{flagicon|GBR}} Carolyn Krau|| {{flagicon|GBR}} Diana Clifton-Peach || |- | 1959 || {{flagicon|NED}} Joan Haanappel|| {{flagicon|GBR}} Carolyn Krau|| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicole Hassler || |- | 1960 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicole Hassler|| {{flagicon|GBR}} Carolyn Krau|| {{flagicon|GBR}} Barbara Conniff || |- | 1961 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicole Hassler || {{flagicon|GBR}} Barbara Conniff || {{flagicon|GBR}} Heather Moir || <ref name=SM196201/> |- | 1962 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicole Hassler || {{flagicon|USA}} Carol Noir || {{flagicon|GBR}} Anne Lenton || |- | 1963 || {{flagicon|}} || {{flagicon|}} || {{flagicon|}} || |- | 1964 || {{flagicon|}} || {{flagicon|}} || {{flagicon|}} || |- | 1965 || {{flagicon|FRG}} Uschi Keszler || {{flagicon|HUN}} Zsuzsa Almássy || {{flagicon|GDR}} Beate Richter || <ref name=SM196602/> |- | 1966 || {{flagicon|HUN}} Zsuzsa Almássy|| {{flagicon|}} || {{flagicon|}} || |- | 1967 || {{flagicon|HUN}} Zsuzsa Almássy|| {{flagicon|AUT}} Beatrix Schuba|| {{flagicon|}} || |- | 1968 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Elisabeth Nestler || {{flagicon|GBR}} Patricia Dodd|| {{flagicon|TCH}} Eleonora Baricka || |- | 1969 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Elisabeth Nestler || {{flagicon|GBR}} Patricia Dodd || {{flagicon|ITA}} Rita Trapanese || <ref name=SM197001/> |- | 1970 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Rita Trapanese || {{flagicon|GBR}} Patricia Dodd || {{flagicon|USA}} Dawn Glab || <ref name=SCRB1/> |- | 1971 || {{flagicon|GDR}} Christine Errath || {{flagicon|CAN}} Cathy Lee Irwin || {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazumi Yamashita || <ref name=SCRB1/> |- | 1972 || {{flagicon|USA}} Dorothy Hamill || {{flagicon|SUI}} Karin Iten || {{flagicon|GBR}} Jean Scott || <ref name=SCRB1/> |- | 1973 || {{flagicon|NED}} Dianne de Leeuw || {{flagicon|GBR}} Maria McLean || {{flagicon|SUI}} Karin Iten || |- | 1974 || {{flagicon|GDR}} Marion Weber || {{flagicon|FRG}} Isabel de Navarre || {{flagicon|USA}} Kath Malmberg || <ref name=SCRB2/> |- | 1975 || {{flagicon|CAN}} Lynn Nightingale || {{flagicon|USA}} Barbie Smith || {{flagicon|USA}} Linda Fratianne || <ref name=SCRB2/> |- | 1976 || {{flagicon|USA}} Barbie Smith || {{flagicon|ITA}} Susanna Driano || {{flagicon|CAN}} Heather Kemkaran || <ref name=SCRB2/> |- | 1977 || {{flagicon|USA}} Priscilla Hill || {{flagicon|FIN}} Kristiina Wegelius || {{flagicon|SUI}} Denise Biellmann || <ref name=SCRB2/> |- | 1978 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Susanna Driano || {{flagicon|USA}} Carrie Rugh || {{flagicon|GBR}} Karena Richardson || <ref name=SCRB2/> |- | 1979 || {{flagicon|USA}} Alicia Risberg || {{flagicon|GDR}} Carola Weißenberg || {{flagicon|USA}} Simone Grigorescu || <ref name=SCRB2/> |- | 1980 || {{flagicon|GBR}} Karen Wood || {{flagicon|GDR}} Janina Wirth || {{flagicon|GDR}} Carola Paul || <ref name=SCRB2/> |}
==References== {{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=Wright>{{citation |first= Benjamin T. |last= Wright |title= Skating in America }}</ref>
<ref name=Twickenham>{{cite web |url= http://www.twickenham-museum.org.uk/detail.asp?ContentID=336 |title= The Richmond Ice Rink |publisher= Twickenham Museum }}</ref>
<ref name=SM196201>{{citation |title= The Richmond Trophy |publisher= Skating magazine |date= January 1962 }}</ref>
<ref name=SM196602>{{citation |title= From Abroad |publisher= Skating magazine |date= February 1966 }}</ref>
<ref name=SM197001>{{citation |title= Richmond Trophy |publisher= Skating magazine |date= January 1970 }}</ref>
<ref name=SM198101>{{citation |title= Ice Abroad |publisher= Skating magazine |date= January 1981 }}</ref>
<ref name=SCRB1>{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-%20Volume1-1896-1973.pdf |title=Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973 |page= 39 |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101122231727/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-%20Volume1-1896-1973.pdf |archivedate= November 22, 2010 }}</ref>
<ref name=SCRB2>{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |title= Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current |page= 122 |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090920093849/http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |archivedate= September 20, 2009 }}</ref>
}}
{{LB Richmond}}
Category:Figure skating competitions Category:Figure skating in the United Kingdom