Karol Kennedy
American pair skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American pair skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karol Estelle Kennedy Kucher (February 14, 1932 in Shelton, Washington – June 25, 2004 in Seattle, Washington) was an American pair skater. With her brother, Peter, she won five U.S. Championship titles from 1948 to 1952. Known as "The Kennedy Kids," they won the World Championship in 1950, and the silver medal in the 1952 Winter Olympics.
Karol Kennedy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Shelton, Washington, U.S. | February 14, 1932||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | June 25, 2004 72) Seattle, Washington, U.S. | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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(all with Peter)
Event | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 6th | 2nd | |||||
World Championships | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |
North American Championships | 3rd | 1st | 1st | ||||
U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Note: Peter Kennedy has also been credited as Michael Kennedy
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