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British former figure skater (born 1959)

Karena Richardson
Other names	Karena Pazdirek
Born	(1959-10-12) 12 October 1959 (age 65) Kensington, England
Figure skating career
Country	Great Britain
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.

Richardson married Czech figure skater Zdeněk Pazdírek.

Competitive highlights

v t e British figure skating champions (women's singles)
1927: Kathleen Shaw 1928: Constance Wilson 1929-30: Kathleen Shaw 1932-34: Megan Taylor 1935-39: Cecilia Colledge 1946: Cecilia Colledge 1947: Daphne Walker 1948–51: Jeannette Altwegg 1952–53: Valda Osborn 1954–56: Yvonne Sugden 1958: Diana Clifton-Peach 1959–60: Patricia Pauley 1961: Diana Clifton-Peach 1962: Jacqueline Harbord 1963: Diana Clifton-Peach 1964–68: Sally-Anne Stapleford 1969–71: Patricia Dodd 1972: Jean Scott 1973: Maria McLean 1974: Jean Scott 1975: Gail Keddie 1976–78: Karena Richardson 1979: Deborah Cottrill 1980: Karena Richardson 1981: Karen Wood 1982: Deborah Cottrill 1983: Karen Wood 1984–85: Susan Jackson 1986–89: Joanne Conway 1990: Emma Murdoch 1991–92: Joanne Conway 1993: Charlene von Saher 1994: Stephanie Main 1995: Jenna Arrowsmith 1996: Stephanie Main 1997–98: Jenna Arrowsmith 1999: Stephanie Main 2000: Tamsin Sear 2001–02: Zoe Jones 2003–05: Jenna McCorkell 2006: Vanessa James 2007–14: Jenna McCorkell 2015: Karly Robertson 2016: Danielle Harrison 2017–20, 2022–23: Natasha McKay 2024: Nina Povey 2025: Kristen Spours

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