Karol Kennedy
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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.
(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 | 1st | 1st | |||||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
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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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 |