Michael Edward Peter Kennedy III (born September 4, 1927) is an American retired pair skater.
Although named Michael, he was nicknamed Peter as a child, and has been credited in competition by both names. With his sister, Karol, he won five U.S. Championship titles from 1948 to 1952. Known as "The Kennedy Kids", they won the World Championship in 1950, and the silver medal in the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was born in Olympia, Washington.
Peter Kennedy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Michael Edward Kennedy III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Olympia, Washington, U.S. | September 4, 1927||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Karol Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Seattle Skating Club Broadmoor Skating Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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(all with Karol)
Event | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 6th | 2nd | |||||
World Championships | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |
North American Championships | 3rd | 1st | 1st | ||||
U.S. Championships | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
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