Samvel Gezalian | |
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Other names | Samvel Gyozalyan[1] |
Born | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | 12 September 1970
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Armenia Germany Belarus Soviet Union |
Retired | 1998 |
Samvel (or Samuel) Gezalian (Armenian: Սամվել Գյոզալյան, Russian: Самвел Гезалян; born 12 September 1970)[1] is an Armenian former competitive ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union, Belarus, and Armenia in international competition. With Tatiana Navka, he is the 1991 Skate America and Nations Cup champion and placed 11th at the 1994 Winter Olympics for Belarus. With Ksenia Smetanenko, he is the 1997 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion and competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics for Armenia.