Sergey Volkov (figure skater)

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Sergey Nikolayevich Volkov (Russian: Сергей Николаевич Волков; 19 April 1949 – 31 August 1990) was a Soviet figure skater. He won the 1975 World title and placed second in 1974.

Sergey Volkov
Native nameSergey Nikolayevich Volkov
Born(1949-04-19)19 April 1949
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died31 August 1990(1990-08-31) (aged 41)
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
CoachViktor Kudriavtsev (1959–1975)
Stanislav Zhuk (1976–1978)[2]
Skating clubSpartak Moscow
Soviet Army Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Colorado Springs Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1974 Munich Men's singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Zagreb Men's singles

Personal life

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Volkov was born on 19 April 1949 in Moscow.[1] He was the brother of Elena Buriak, an international skating referee.[2] With his first wife, Lyudmila, he had a son, Aleksandr, and with his second wife, Oksana, he had twin daughters, Ekaterina and Anastasia. He died from stomach cancer on 31 August 1990 in Kharkiv and was buried in Kuntsevo Cemetery in Moscow.[2]

Volkov dreamed of becoming a pilot and tried twice to enter the flight academy in Rostov-on-Don. He failed the medical test both times due to his soft and weak knees and ankles, which would fail upon landing after a parachute jump. For the same reason he struggled with landing his jumps throughout his skating career.[3]

Career

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Volkov debuted at the 1968 European Championship, and placed 12th. In 1974, he won the silver medal at the European and World Championships. Volkov won the individual world title in 1975, becoming the first Soviet man to do so. Domestically he won two Soviet titles, in 1974 and 1976.

Volkov participated in eight European and four World Championships. He was unbeatable in special and compulsory figures. After retiring from competition he worked as a figure skating coach, and spent four months in Austria in 1990 in this capacity.[2]

Results

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International
Event 67–68 68–69 69–70 70–71 71–72 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76 76–77 77–78
Olympics 18th 5th
Worlds 7th 10th 2nd 1st
Europeans 12th 7th 5th 6th 5th 2nd 4th 5th
Universiade 3rd
Moscow News 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd
National
Soviet Champ. 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 5th

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sergey Volkov". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Valiev, Boris (19 April 2003). Крутая спираль Сергея Волкова [Steep spiral of Sergei Volkov]. sovsport.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 June 2022.
  3. ^ Vaitsekhovskaya, Elena (14 March 2005) Сергей ВОЛКОВ. sport-express.ru
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