Andrei Suraikin

Andrei Suraikin ( _ru. Андрей Александрович Сурайкин) (born October 20 1948 in Leningradcite book|title=Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year|year=1973|pages=p. 50|publisher=Fizkultura i sport|location=Moscow|language=Russian] ; † about 1992) was a Russian figure skater.

Suraikin began figure skating in 1957 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1968. He trained at Spartak in Leningrad.cite book|title=All about Olympic Games.|author=Boris Khavin|publisher=Fizkultura i sport|edition = 2nd ed.|pages=p. 448|year=1979|location=Moscow|language=Russian] His skating partner was Liudmila Smirnova. Smirnova and Suraikin won the silver medal in pair figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics. In 1972 Suraikin was awarded the Medal For Labour Heroism.

In 1972 Suraikin retired from figure skating because Smirnova left the partnership.

Results

= World Championships =

* 1970 – 2nd place
* 1971 – 2nd place
* 1972 – 2nd place

= European Championships =

* 1970 – 2nd place
* 1971 – 2nd place
* 1972 – 2nd place

= Winter Universiade =

* 1970 – 1st place

References