Karen Magnussen
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| Full name | Karen Diane Magnussen-Cella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 4, 1952 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | North Shore Winter Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.