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Cecilia Colledge

1920 - 2008

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Magdalena Cecilia Colledge (28 November 1920 – 12 April 2008) was a British figure skater. She was the 1936 Olympic silver medalist, the 1937 World Champion, the 1937–1939 European Champion, and a six-time (1935–1939, 1946) British national champion. Colledge is credited as being the first female skater to perform a double jump, as well as being the inventor of both the camel spin and the layback spin. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cecilia Colledge is the 90th most popular skater (up from 101st in 2019), the 4,335th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,451st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Cecilia Colledge ranks 90 out of 483. Before her are Nikolai Panin, Sergei Grinkov, Wolfgang Schwarz, Felix Kaspar, Ria Baran, and Eva Pawlik. After her are Barbara Wagner, Wim van der Voort, Alexei Ulanov, Alexander Hurd, Vera Ralston, and Hana Mašková.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Cecilia Colledge ranks 364. Before her are Laraine Day, Franca Valeri, Idea Vilariño, Lucidio Sentimenti, Neville Brand, and Raisa Aronova. After her are Ingemar Hedberg, Hemanta Mukherjee, Vera Ralston, Mariya Smirnova, Ralph Meeker, and William Colby. Among people deceased in 2008, Cecilia Colledge ranks 284. Before her are Neil Bartlett, Tony Duvert, Frederick Seitz, Irmgard Praetz, Jimmy Giuffre, and Gabriel París Gordillo. After her are Anatoly Karatsuba, Erwin Geschonneck, Rafael Azcona, Françoise Demulder, Avery Dulles, and Omar Caetano.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cecilia Colledge ranks 4,336 out of 8,785. Before her are Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132), Piers Sellers (1955), Richard Knill Freeman (1840), Eric Brook (1907), Henry Cooper (1934), and Michael Heseltine (1933). After her are Stephen Barclay (1972), William Powell Frith (1819), Youth (1960), Virginia McKenna (1931), Ron Geesin (1943), and Brendan Perry (1959).

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Among SKATERS In United Kingdom

Among skaters born in United Kingdom, Cecilia Colledge ranks 3. Before her are Madge Syers (1881), and Edgar Syers (1863). After her are Ethel Muckelt (1885), John Curry (1949), Robin Cousins (1957), and Christopher Dean (1958).

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