Aleksandr Yudaevich Gorelik (Russian: Александр Юдаевич Горелик; 9 August 1945 – 27 September 2012) was a Soviet pair skater. He competed with Tatiana Zhuk. They are the 1965 World bronze medalists and the 1966 and 1968 World silver medalists. At the European Figure Skating Championships, they won the bronze medal in 1965 and the silver in 1966. They won the silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
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| Full name | Aleksandr Yudaevich Gorelik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1945 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 September 2012 (aged 67) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life and career
editGorelik is Jewish.[1] Earlier in his career, he competed with Tatiana Sharanova.[2][3] They placed 7th at the 1964 European Championships. They were the first in the world pair with a great difference in height. Earlier in his career, he competed with Tatiana Sharanova.[4][5] They placed 7th at the 1964 European Championships. They were the first in the world pair with a great difference in height.
His competitive career ended in 1969 when Zhuk became pregnant. She and her husband Albert Shesternyov decided to keep the baby and retire from competitive skating.[6] Gorelik did not want to look for a new partner and start skating over again. After trying without success to train with Irina Rodnina, he also retired. Gorelik worked as a figure skating commentator on radio and was invited to play the main role (Sergei Berestov) in 1969 movie about figure skating Goluboi led.[6]
He performed at circus on ice shows with Tatiana Zhuk and later worked as a coach. He was a figure skating commentator for Russia TV for a time.[7]
Results
editWith Sharanova
edit| International | |||
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| Event | 1961–62 | 1962–63 | 1963–64 |
| World Championships | 15th | ||
| European Championships | 7th | ||
| Blue Swords | 3rd | ||
| National | |||
| Soviet Championships | 3rd | 6th | 2nd |
With Zhuk
edit| International | ||||
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| Event | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
| Winter Olympics | 2nd | |||
| World Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |
| European Championships | 3rd | 2nd | ||
| National | ||||
| Soviet Championships | 2nd | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "YIVO | Sport: Jews in Sport in the USSR". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Shelukhin, Anatoly. "Публицистический сборник "Локомотиву - 50"" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Stadium. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ Solovyev, Vasily. "Aleksandr Gorelik" (in Russian). Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ Shelukhin, Anatoly. "Lokomotiv.info" Публицистический сборник "Локомотиву - 50" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Stadium. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ Solovyev, Vasily. "Aleksandr Gorelik" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ a b Александр Горелик - биография (in Russian). Kino-Teatr.ru. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- ^ "Moda na Don Kihota". № 051 (in Russian). Trud. 20 March 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2009.