Andrei Suraikin

Olympic medal record
Figure Skating
Representing  Soviet Union
1972 Sapporo Pairs
Andrei Suraikin
Personal information
Full name Andrei Alexandrovich Suraikin
Country represented  Soviet Union
Born (1948-10-20)October 20, 1948
Leningrad
Died October, 1996
Saint Petersburg
Former partner Lyudmila Smirnova

Andrei Alexandrovich Suraikin (Russian: Андрей Александрович Сурайкин; born October 20, 1948 in Leningrad;[1] † about 1992) was a Russian pair skater. With partner Liudmila Smirnova, he was the 1972 Olympic silver medalist.

Career

Suraikin began figure skating in 1957 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1968.[1] He trained at Spartak in Leningrad.[2]

Suraikin competed with Liudmila Smirnova, coached by Maya Belenkaya.[3] Smirnova and Suraikin won the silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics. In 1972 Suraikin was awarded the Medal For Labour Heroism.[1]

In 1972 Suraikin paired with Natalia Ovchinnikova for a few seasons before retiring to coach. He was one of the first coaches for Larisa Selezneva and Oleg Makarov.

Results

(with Smirnova)

Event 1968-1969 1969–1970 1970–1971 1971–1972
Winter Olympic Games 2nd
World Championships 2nd 2nd 2nd
European Championships 2nd 2nd 2nd
Prize of Moscow News 2nd 1st 2nd
Winter Universiade 1st
Soviet Championships 4th 2nd 2nd
USSR Cup 2nd

Results

(with Ovchinnikova)

Event 1972–1973 1973–1974
Prize of Moscow News 4th
Spartakiada 6th*
USSR Cup 4th

References

  1. 1 2 3 Обзор 1972 Спортивного Года [Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year] (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. p. 50.
  2. Khavin, Boris (1979). Все об Олимпийских Играх [All about the Olympic Games] (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 448.
  3. Легендарная фигуристка М.П.Беленькая (in Russian). Ledyanaya Fabrika. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010.


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