Cecilia Colledge

Magdalena[1] Cecilia Colledge (28 November 1920 – 12 April 2008) was a British figure skater.

Her father, Lionel, was a surgeon researching the treatment of throat cancer, and her mother, Margaret, was the daughter of Admiral John Brackenbury.

[1][3] She had one sibling, a brother named Maule who served in the Royal Air Force and died in 1943 during World War II.

[1][3] It is believed the cause of his death was a collision with a Lancaster Bomber piloted by David Maltby, who also died in the crash.

[6][7] At the event, Cecilia was inspired by the performances of Sonja Henie and Maribel Vinson, who won gold and silver respectively.

The early start was seen as a disadvantage, with the audience not yet whipped into a clapping frenzy and the judges known to become freer with their higher marks as the event proceeded.

In 1939, she won a third European title, but was unable to compete at the 1939 World Championships because of a strained achilles tendon.

Colledge drove an ambulance in the Motor Transport Corps during the London Blitz.

[13] Following the war, she returned to competitive skating and won the British national title for the sixth and final time.

Colledge with Austrian figure skater Eva Pawlik (1937)
Colledge in 1938