Ksenia Caesar

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Ksenia Caesar
File:Церар Ксения (Русский спорт, 1913 № 3).jpg
Caesar in 1913
Personal information
BornKsenia Genrikhovna Caesar
1889
DiedFebruary 1942(1942-02-00) (aged 52–53)
Figure skating career
CountryFile:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
CoachNikolai Panin[1][2]
Medal record
Russian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1911 Saint Petersburg Ladies’ Singles
Gold medal – first place 1912 Saint Petersburg Ladies’ Singles
Gold medal – first place 1913 Saint Petersburg Ladies’ Singles
Gold medal – first place 1914 Saint Petersburg Ladies’ Singles
Gold medal – first place 1915 Petrograd Ladies’ Singles

Ksenia Genrikhovna Caesar (Russian: Ксения Генриховна Цезар; 1889 – February 1942) was a Russian and Soviet figure skater.

She was a five-time champion of Russia in ladies' single skating (in 1911, 1912, 1914, 1914, and 1915) and the 1939 champion of the USSR.[3] She was a graduate of the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health and taught there, and she also coached figure skating. During World War II, she worked as an army medic.[4]

Her coach was Nikolai Panin. They were both caught in the Siege of Leningrad, where Caesar died in 1942.[4][5] She is buried in Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery.[4]

Competitive highlights

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Event 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1939
World Championships 7th
Russian Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Soviet Championships 1st

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