Irina Rodnina

Irina Rodnina
Ирина Роднина
Rodnina in 2018
Member of the State Duma for Moscow Oblast
Assumed office
5 October 2016
Preceded byconstituency re-established
ConstituencyDmitrov (No. 118)
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
In office
24 December 2007 – 5 October 2016
Personal details
Born (1949-09-12) 12 September 1949 (age 75)
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Political party
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Spouse(s)
(m. 1975; div. 1985)

Leonid Minkovski
(m. 1985, divorced)
Children
EducationState Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Culture
Figure skating career
Country Soviet Union
PartnerAlexei Ulanov (1964–1972)
Alexander Zaitsev (1972–1980)
CoachStanislav Zhuk (1964–1974)
Tatiana Tarasova (1974–1980)
Skating clubArmed Forces (sports society)
Retired1980
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Pairs' Figure skating
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1976 Innsbruck Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1980 Lake Placid Pairs
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Colorado Springs Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1970 Ljubljana Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1971 Lyon Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1972 Calgary Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1973 Bratislava Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1974 Munich Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1975 Colorado Springs Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1976 Gothenburg Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1977 Tokyo Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1978 Ottawa Pairs
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1970 Leningrad Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1971 Zürich Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1972 Gothenburg Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1973 Cologne Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1974 Zagreb Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1975 Copenhagen Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1976 Geneva Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1977 Helsinki Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1978 Strasbourg Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1980 Gothenburg Pairs

Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (Russian: Ирина Константиновна Роднина, IPA: [ɪˈrʲinə kənstɐnˈtʲinəvnə rədʲnʲɪˈna]; born 12 September 1949) is a Russian politician and retired figure skater, who is the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold medals (1972, 1976, 1980). She was elected to the State Duma in the 2007 legislative election as a member of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party.[2] As a figure skater, she initially competed with Alexei Ulanov and later teamed up with Alexander Zaitsev. She is the first pair skater to win the Olympic title with two different partners, followed only by Artur Dmitriev.

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