| Maribel Owen | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Maribel Yerxa Owen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | April 25, 1940 Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||
| Died | February 15, 1961 (aged 20) Berg-Kampenhout, Flemish Brabant, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | SC of Boston | ||||||||||||||
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Maribel Yerxa Owen (April 25, 1940 – February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater.
She was the daughter of skaters Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of 1961 U.S. Ladies' Champion Laurie Owen. With pairs partner Dudley Richards, they placed tenth at 1960 Winter Olympics and won the U.S. national championship in 1961. Along with her mother, sister, and the U.S. Figure Skating team and coaches, Owen died in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 en route to the 1961 World Championships.[1][2]
- ^ "Air crash fatal to 73 is probed". Spokesman-Review. February 16, 1961. p. 1.
- ^ Johnson, Bonnie D. (2011). "Still Crystal Clear". ESPN. Outside the Lines. Retrieved February 19, 2014.