Karol Kennedy
Karol Kennedy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
February 14, 1932 Shelton, Washington, U.S. |
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Died | June 25, 2004 (aged 72) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Competitive highlights
(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 |