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Karen Magnussen

1952 - Today

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Karen Diane Magnussen, OC (born April 4, 1952) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1972 Olympic silver medallist and 1973 World champion. She was Canada's Female Athlete of the Year in 1971 and 1972, and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Karen Magnussen is the 238th most popular skater (up from 245th in 2024), the 959th most popular biography from Canada (down from 947th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Canadian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Karen Magnussen ranks 238 out of 483. Before her are Yang Yang, Alexandra Trusova, Evgenia Shishkova, Jutta Leerdam, Tong Jian, and Maurizio Margaglio. After her are Yuko Kavaguti, Ids Postma, Sylvie Daigle, Kristi Yamaguchi, Heike Warnicke, and Tatiana Totmianina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Karen Magnussen ranks 763. Before her are Donald R. McMonagle, Gordon McQueen, Joe Johnson, Helen Dunmore, Spencer Abraham, and Rhys Chatham. After her are Bill Frist, Urvashi Butalia, Sharon Wichman, Angela Farrell, Bob Corker, and Ernie Fletcher.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Karen Magnussen ranks 960 out of 1,622. Before her are Manjul Bhargava (1974), Jodelle Ferland (1994), Rossif Sutherland (1978), Chris Bumstead (1995), Chris Potter (1960), and Mike Smith (1982). After her are Philippe Falardeau (1968), Tim Rozon (1976), RJ Barrett (2000), Sylvie Daigle (1962), Dick Pound (1942), and Kristin Lehman (1972).

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Among SKATERS In Canada

Among skaters born in Canada, Karen Magnussen ranks 12. Before her are Barbara Wagner (1938), Alexander Hurd (1910), Toller Cranston (1949), Montgomery Wilson (1909), Catriona Le May Doan (1970), and Debbi Wilkes (1946). After her are Sylvie Daigle (1962), Jeremy Wotherspoon (1976), Patrick Chan (1990), Jessica Dubé (1987), Cindy Klassen (1979), and Tessa Virtue (1989).

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