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Nancy Kerrigan is a figure skater and film director, born on October 13, 1969 in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States. As of 2026, Nancy Kerrigan is 57 years old. Schooling on record includes Stoneham High School and Emmanuel College. The listed height is 163 cm.
My Take
Nancy Kerrigan is one of those athletes whose story is so dramatic it almost feels scripted — except it was all painfully real. She glided out of Woburn, Massachusetts with genuine elegance and earned bronze at the 1992 Olympics before taking silver in 1994, and that 1994 Games became one of the most-watched sporting events in American TV history largely because of the whole Tonya Harding saga. What strikes me most, though, is that Kerrigan never let the chaos define her permanently — she skated her program at Lillehammer with poise under an almost absurd amount of public scrutiny, and that takes a particular kind of mental toughness most people never have to develop. Getting inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2004 felt like the proper, quieter coda to a career that deserved to be remembered for the skating itself, not just the tabloid headlines.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nancy Kerrigan
- Name (Japanese)
- ナンシー・ケリガン
- Reading
- なんしー・けりがん
- Born
- October 13, 1969 (age 57)
- Origin
- Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
- Height
- 163 cm
- Occupation
- figure skater / film director
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
2. Background
- High school
- Stoneham High School
- University
- Emmanuel College
3. Links
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Nancy Kerrigan born?
Nancy Kerrigan was born on October 13, 1969 and is 57 years old.
Where is Nancy Kerrigan from?
Nancy Kerrigan is from Woburn, Massachusetts, United States.
What does Nancy Kerrigan do?
Nancy Kerrigan works as figure skater, film director.
How tall is Nancy Kerrigan?
Nancy Kerrigan is 163 cm tall.
Where did Nancy Kerrigan study?
Nancy Kerrigan attended Emmanuel College.
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