Karen Venhuizen Figure skater
Karen Venhuizen (born 4 April 1984 in Zoetermeer) is a Dutch figure skater. She started skating at the age of 5. Venhuizen is the 2000-2008 Dutch national champion. She competed at three World Championships and eight European Championships. Her highest placement was at the 2008 European Championships where she was 14th. It was the highest position gained by a Dutch figure skater since Dianne de Leeuw became European champion in 1976.From 2001 to 2003, she suffered from anorexia nervosa. In 2007, Venhuizen won the International Challenge Cup in The Hague. After the 2008 European Championships, she was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome.
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| Career end | 2008 |
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