- Marina Pestova
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Marina Pestova Personal information Country represented Soviet Union
Born December 20, 1964
SverdlovskFormer partner Stanislav Leonovich Former coach Stanislav Zhuk
Igor KsenofontovRetired 1983 Medal recordCompetitor for Soviet Union
Pairs' Figure skating World Championships Silver 1982 Copenhagen Pairs Bronze 1980 Dortmund Pairs European Championships Silver 1982 Lyon Pairs Bronze 1980 Gothenburg Pairs Marina Pestova (Russian: Марина Пестова) (born December 20, 1964 in Sverdlovsk) is a former Soviet pair skater with partner Stanislav Leonovich. They were the 1982 World and European silver medalists, 1980 World and European bronze medalists, and three-time Soviet champions. The pair retired from competition in 1983. Their coaches were Stanislav Zhuk and Igor Ksenofontov.
Pestova married fellow pair skater Marat Akbarov. Together, they have a daughter, Angela.
Competitive highlights
Pairs with Stanislav Leonovich
Event 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Winter Olympics 4th World Championships 7th 5th 3rd 2nd 6th European Championships 7th 4th 3rd 2nd Soviet Championships 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 1st 1st Prize of Moscow News 1st External links
Soviet champions in figure skating – Pairs 1920: А. Konopatova & Ivan Bogoyavlenski • 1924: Alexandrа Bykovskaya & Yuri Zeldovich • 1927: Tatiana Kuznetsova & Mikhail Stankevich • 1928: Maria Laskevich & Igor Vonzblein • 1933: Valentina Krylova & Ivan Krylov • 1937: Raisa Gandelsman & Alexander Gandelsman and Tatiana Granatkina & Alexander Tolmachev • 1938: Tatiana Granatkina & Alexander Tolmachev • 1939: Raisa Gandelsman & Alexander Gandelsman • 1941: Tatiana Granatkina & Alexander Tolmachev • 1945-1951: Tatiana Granatkina & Alexander Tolmachev • 1952-1954: Maya Belenkaya & Igor Moskvin • 1955-1956: Lidia Garasimova & Yuri Kiselev • 1957-1959: Nina Zhuk & Stanislav Zhuk • 1960: Tatiana Zhuk & Alexander Gavrilov • 1961: Nina Zhuk & Stanislav Zhuk • 1962-1964: Liudmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov • 1965: Tamara Moskvina & Alexander Gavrilov • 1966-1968: Liudmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov • 1969: Tamara Moskvina & Alexei Mishin • 1970-1971: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov • 1972: Irina Chernyaeva & Vasili Blagov • 1973-1975: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev • 1976: Irina Vorobieva & Alexander Vlasov • 1977: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev • 1978-1979: Marina Cherkasova & Sergei Shakhrai • 1980: Marina Pestova & Stanislav Leonovich • 1981: Veronika Pershina & Marat Akbarov • 1982-1983: Marina Pestova & Stanislav Leonovich • 1984: Marina Avstriskaya & Yuri Kvashnin • 1985: Larisa Selezneva & Oleg Makarov • 1986: Elena Valova & Oleg Vasiliev • 1987: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov • 1988-1990: Larisa Selezneva & Oleg Makarov • 1991: Evgenia Shishkova & Vadim Naumov • 1992: Elena Bechke & Denis Petrov
Categories:- 1964 births
- Living people
- Soviet pair skaters
- Olympic figure skaters of the Soviet Union
- Figure skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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