Marina Pestova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Marina Nikolayevna Pestova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Marina Akbarov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 20 December 1964||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marina Nikolayevna Pestova, married surname: Akbarov,[1] (Russian: Марина Николаевна Пестова, born 20 December 1964) is a former pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With her skating partner, Stanislav Leonovich, she became a two-time World medalist (silver in 1982, bronze in 1980), a two-time European medalist (silver in 1982, bronze in 1980), and a three-time Soviet national champion. The pair competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics, placing fourth.