Sergei Grinkov

Sergei Grinkov
A 1998 stamp commemorating Gordeeva and Grinkov
Full nameSergei Mikhailovich Grinkov
Native nameСергей Михайлович Гриньков
Born(1967-02-04)4 February 1967
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died20 November 1995(1995-11-20) (aged 28)
Lake Placid, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
Skating club
Medal record
Figure skatingPairs
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer Pairs
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Copenhagen Pairs
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary Pairs
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Geneva Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1987 Cincinnati Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1989 Paris Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1990 Halifax Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1988 Budapest Pairs
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Prague Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1990 Leningrad Pairs
Silver medal – second place 1986 Copenhagen Pairs
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Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov (‹See Tfd›Russian: Сергей Михайлович Гриньков; 4 February 1967 – 20 November 1995) was a Soviet and Russian pair skater. Together with his wife Ekaterina Gordeeva, he was the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion and a four-time World Champion (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990).