Alexander Zaitsev (pair skater)

Alexander Zaitsev
Full nameAlexander Gennadyevich Zaitsev
Born (1952-06-16) 16 June 1952 (age 72)
Leningrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
Retired1980
Medal record
Figure skating: Pairs
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Lake Placid Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1976 Innsbruck Pairs
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Ottawa Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1977 Tokyo Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1976 Gothenburg Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1975 Colorado Springs Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1974 Munich Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1973 Bratislava Pairs
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Gothenburg Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1978 Strasbourg Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1977 Helsinki Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1976 Geneva Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1975 Copenhagen Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1974 Zagreb Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1973 Cologne Pairs
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Alexander Gennadyevich Zaitsev (Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Зайцев, born 16 June 1952) is a Russian retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With partner Irina Rodnina, he is a two-time (1976, 1980) Olympic champion, six-time World champion and seven-time European champion. They were coached by Stanislav Zhuk and later Tatiana Tarasova in Moscow.

From 1973 to 1980 they won every event they entered and are, to date, the most decorated pair team of all time.

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