Cecilia Colledge
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.
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| Full name | Magdalena Cecilia Colledge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 November 1920 London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 April 2008 (aged 87) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Queens Park Ice Rink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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