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Karol Kennedy |
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| Silver | 1952 Oslo | Pairs | |
Karol Estelle Kennedy Kucher (February 14, 1932 in Shelton, Washington - June 25, 2004 in Seattle, Washington) was an American figure skater. With her brother, Peter, she won five U.S. Championship titles from 1948-1952. Known as "The Kennedy Kids," they won the World Championship in 1950, and the silver medal in the 1952 Winter Olympics.
Competitive highlights
(all with Peter)
| Event | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 6th | 2nd | |||||
| World Championships | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |
| North American Championships | 1st | 1st | |||||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
Note: Peter Kennedy is has also been credited as Michael Kennedy
- GoldenSkate: North American Figure Skating Championships: List of Champions
- Skatabase: 1948 Olympics: Pairs Results
- Skatabase: 1952 Olympics: Pairs Results
- Skatabase: 1940s Worlds: Pairs Results
- Skatabase: 1950s Worlds: Pairs Results
- Obituary from the USFSA
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1914: Jeanne Chevalier / Norman M. Scott | 1918: Theresa Weld / Nathaniel Niles | 1920-1927: Theresa Weld / Nathaniel Niles | 1928-1929: Maribel Vinson / Thornton Coolidge | 1930-1932: Beatrix Loughran / Sherwin Badger | 1933: Maribel Vinson / George Hill | 1934: Grace Madden / J. Lester Madden | 1935-1937: Maribel Vinson / George Hill | 1938-1940: Joan Tozzer / Bernard Fox | 1941: Donna Atwood / Eugene Turner | 1942-1944: Doris Schubach / Walter Noffke | 1945-1946: Donna J. Pospisil / Jean-Pierre Brunet | 1947: Yvonne Sherman / Robert Swenning | 1948-1952: Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy | 1953-1956: Carole Ormaca / Robin Greiner | 1957-1960: Nancy Ludington / Ronald Ludington | 1961: Maribel Owen / Dudley Richards | 1962: Dorothyann Nelson / Pieter Kollen | 1963-1964: Judianne Fotheringill / Jerry Fotheringill | 1965: Vivian Joseph / Ronald Joseph | 1966-1969: Cynthia Kauffman / Ronald Kauffman | 1970-1972: JoJo Starbuck / Kenneth Shelley | 1973: Melissa Militano / Mark Miltano | 1974-1975: Melissa Militano / Johnny Johns | 1976-1980: Tai Babilonia / Randy Gardner | 1981-1984: Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | 1985: Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard | 1986: Gillian Wachsman / Todd Waggoner | 1987-1988: Jill Watson / Peter Oppegard | 1989-1990: Kristi Yamaguchi / Rudy Galindo | 1991: Natasha Kuchiki / Todd Sand | 1992-1993: Calla Urbanski / Rocky Marval | 1994-1996: Jenni Meno / Todd Sand | 1997-1998: Kyoko Ina / Jason Dungjen | 1999: Danielle Hartsell / Stephen Hartsell | 2000-2002: Kyoko Ina / John Zimmerman | 2003: Tiffany Scott / Philip Dulebohn | 2004: Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | 2005: Katie Orscher / Garrett Lucash | 2006: Rena Inoue / John Baldwin | 2007: Brooke Castile / Benjamin Okolski |
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1923: Dorothy Jenkins / A.G. McClennan | 1925: Theresa Weld / Nathaniel Niles | 1927: Marion McDougall / Chauncey Bangs | 1929-1933: Constance Wilson-Samuel / Montgomery Wilson | 1935: Maribel Vinson / George Hill | 1937: Veronica Clarke / Ralph McCreath | 1939: Joan Tozzer / Bernard Fox | 1941: Eleanor O'Meara / Ralph McCreath | 1947: Suzanne Morrow / Wallace Distelmeyer | 1949-1951: Karol Kennedy / Peter Kennedy | 1953-1955: Frances Dafoe / Norris Bowden | 1957-1959: Barbara Wagner / Robert Paul | 1961: Maria Jelinek / Otto Jelinek | 1963: Debbi Wilkes / Guy Revell | 1965: Vivan Joseph / Ronald Joseph | 1967-1969: Cynthia Kauffman / Ronald Kauffman | 1971: JoJo Starbuck / Kenneth Shelley |
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