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Aleksandr Gorshkov

1946 – 2022

Soviet figure skater, Olympic champion

Figure skater Ice dancer Figure skating coach

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Lived 1946 – 2022 (aged 76). Aleksandr Gorshkov was a Russian figure skater, ice dancer and figure skating coach.

Aleksandr Georgievich Gorshkov (, 8 October 1946 – 17 November 2022) was a Russian ice dancer who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With his wife Lyudmila Pakhomova, he was the 1976 Olympic champion.

They were also six-time World Champions (1970–74, 1976), as well as six-time European champions (1970–71, 1973–76), which makes them the most decorated athletes all-time at both events in the pair discipline.

Since 2010 and until his death, Gorshkov served as the president of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FFKKR).

Life and career Aleksandr Georgievich Gorshkov was born on 8 October 1946.

Gorshkov later served as the chairman of the International Skating Union's ice dance technical committee.

Results (with Pakhomova)

International Event 67–68 68–69 69–70 70–71 71–72 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76 Olympics 1st Worlds 13th 6th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Europeans 10th 5th 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st Moscow News 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st National Soviet Champ. 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

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Important facts

Born

8 October 1946, Moscow

Birth century

20th century

Died

17 November 2022, Moscow

Occupation

Figure skater, ice dancer, figure skating coach

Nationality

Soviet Union, Russia

Awards

Order of Honour; Order of the Badge of Honour; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Order of Friendship of Peoples; Merited Coach of the USSR; Honored Physical Culture Worker of the Russian Federation; Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR; Order of Friendship; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class

Also known as

Aleksandr Georgievich Gorshkov

People in Aleksandr Gorshkov's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Lyudmila Pakhomova

1946 – 1986

Ice dancer

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Aleksandr Gorshkov's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Aleksandr Gorshkov?

Soviet figure skater, Olympic champion (1946–2022)

When was Aleksandr Gorshkov born?

Aleksandr Gorshkov was born on 8 October 1946 in Moscow.

When did Aleksandr Gorshkov die?

Aleksandr Gorshkov died on 17 November 2022 in Moscow.

What was Aleksandr Gorshkov's occupation?

Aleksandr Gorshkov was a figure skater, ice dancer and figure skating coach.

What nationality was Aleksandr Gorshkov?

Aleksandr Gorshkov was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Aleksandr Gorshkov

· Wikidata: Q1393578

· DBpedia: Aleksandr Gorshkov (figure skater)

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