Tatyana Zhuk

(Redirected from Tatiana Zhuk)

Tatyana Alekseyevna Zhuk (Russian: Татьяна Алексеевна Жук, January 1, 1946 - March 21, 2011) was a Soviet/Russian pair skater. With partner Aleksandr Gorelik, she was the 1968 Winter Olympics silver medalist. They were also the 1965 World bronze medalists and the 1966 and 1968 World silver medalists, as well as the 1965 European bronze and 1966 silver medalists.

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Representing  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Pairs
Tatyana Zhuk
Full nameTatyana Alekseyevna Zhuk
Born(1946-01-01)1 January 1946
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died(2011-03-21)21 March 2011
Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russia
Figure skating career
Country Soviet Union
Retired1969
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Pairs' Figure skating
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Pairs
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1968 Geneva Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1966 Davos Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Colorado Springs Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Cortina d'Ampezzo Pairs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1968 Västerås Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bratislava Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Moscow Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Grenoble Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Budapest Pairs

Zhuk previously competed with Aleksandr Gavrilov, with whom she medaled at the 1963 and 1964 European Championships and the 1963 World Championships. They placed 5th at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

In 1969, Zhuk became pregnant. She and her husband Albert Shesternyov decided to keep the baby and retire from competitive skating.[1]

Results

edit

Ladies' singles

edit
National
Event 1963
Soviet Championships 2nd

Pairs with Gavrilov

edit
International
Event 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
Winter Olympics 5th
World Championships 3rd 6th
European Championships 10th 3rd 3rd
National
Soviet Championships 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd

Pairs with Gorelik

edit
International
Event 1965 1966 1967 1968
Winter Olympics 2nd
World Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd
European Championships 3rd 2nd
National
Soviet Championships 2nd

References

edit
  1. ^ Александр Горелик - биография (in Russian). Kino-Teatr.ru. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
edit