Andrei Suraikin

Andrei Alexandrovich Suraikin (Russian: Андрей Александрович Сурайкин; 20 October 1948 [1]-28 September 1996[2]) was a Russian pair skater. With partner Liudmila Smirnova, he was the 1972 Olympic silver medalist.

Olympic medal record
Figure Skating
Representing  Soviet Union
1972 Sapporo Pairs
Andrei Suraikin
Personal information
Full nameAndrei Alexandrovich Suraikin
Country represented Soviet Union
Born(1948-10-20)October 20, 1948
Leningrad
Died(1996-09-28)September 28, 1996
Saint Petersburg
Former partnerLyudmila Smirnova
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Pairs' Figure skating
Olympic Games
1972 Sapporo Pairs
World Championships
1972 CalgaryPairs
1971 LyonPairs
1970 LjubljanaPairs
European Championships
1972 GothenburgPairs
1971 ZürichPairs
1970 LeningradPairs

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.[3]

Suraikin competed with Liudmila Smirnova, coached by Maya Belenkaya.[4] 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 Games2nd
World Championships2nd2nd2nd
European Championships2nd2nd2nd
Prize of Moscow News2nd1st2nd
Winter Universiade1st
Soviet Championships4th2nd2nd
USSR Cup2nd

Results

(with Ovchinnikova)

Event 1972–1973 1973–1974
Prize of Moscow News4th
Spartakiada6th*
USSR Cup4th
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References
  1. Обзор 1972 Спортивного Года [Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year] (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. p. 50.
  2. http://www.sportsdaily.ru/articles/hronograf-21863
  3. Khavin, Boris (1979). Все об Олимпийских Играх [All about the Olympic Games] (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 448.
  4. Легендарная фигуристка М.П.Беленькая (in Russian). Ledyanaya Fabrika. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010.


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