Karena Richardson
| Karena Richardson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Alternative names | Karena Pazdirek |
| Country represented |  Great Britain |
| Born | 12 October 1959 Kensington, England |
| Former coach | Carlo Fassi |
| Former training locations | Denver |
| Retired | 1980 |
Karena Richardson (born 12 October 1959) is a British former figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. She is the 1976 Skate Canada International silver medalist and a four-time British national champion. She competed twice at the Winter Olympics, finishing 15th in 1976 and 12th in 1980. She was coached by Carlo Fassi in Denver, Colorado.[1]
Richardson married Czech figure skater Zdeněk Pazdírek.[2]
Competitive highlights[]
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 75–76 | 76–77 | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 |
| Winter Olympics | 15th | 12th | |||
| World Champ. | 13th | 15th | 11th | ||
| European Champ. | 10th | 13th | 10th | 12th | 12th |
| Skate Canada | 2nd | ||||
| Richmond Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| National | |||||
| British Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
References[]
- ^ "British Team Limbers Up at Lake Placid". The Herald. Glasgow. 9 February 1980.
- ^ "Karena Richardson". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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- Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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