Aleksandr Gorelik

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.

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Pairs
Aleksandr Gorelik
Aleksandr Gorelik in 1962
Full nameAleksandr Yudaevich Gorelik
Born(1945-08-09)9 August 1945
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died27 September 2012(2012-09-27) (aged 67)
Figure skating career
Country Soviet Union
Retired1969
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Pairs' Figure skating
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Pairs
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1968 GenevaPairs
Silver medal – second place 1966 DavosPairs
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Colorado SpringsPairs
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1968 VästeråsPairs
Silver medal – second place 1966 BratislavaPairs
Bronze medal – third place 1965 MoscowPairs

Personal life and career

Gorelik 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

With Sharanova
International
Event 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64
World Championships15th
European Championships7th
Blue Swords3rd
National
Soviet Championships3rd6th2nd

With Zhuk
International
Event 1965 1966 1967 1968
Winter Olympics2nd
World Championships3rd2nd2nd
European Championships3rd2nd
National
Soviet Championships2nd

See also

References
  1. "YIVO | Sport: Jews in Sport in the USSR". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. Shelukhin, Anatoly. "Публицистический сборник "Локомотиву - 50"" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Stadium. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  3. Solovyev, Vasily. "Aleksandr Gorelik" (in Russian). Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  4. Shelukhin, Anatoly. "Lokomotiv.info" Публицистический сборник "Локомотиву - 50" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Stadium. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  5. Solovyev, Vasily. "Aleksandr Gorelik" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  6. Александр Горелик - биография (in Russian). Kino-Teatr.ru. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  7. "Moda na Don Kihota". № 051 (in Russian). Trud. 20 March 2001. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
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