Igor Persiantsev

Igor Georgiyevich Persiantsev (Russian: Игорь Георгиевич Персианцев; 16 February 1937 – 23 December 2015) was a Russian figure skater who represented the Soviet Union. He was the 1955 Soviet national champion and a member of the first Soviet teams to the European and World Figure Skating Championships.

Igor Persiantsev
Full nameIgor Georgiyevich Persiantsev
Native nameИгорь Георгиевич Персианцев
Born(1937-02-16)16 February 1937
Moscow, Soviet Union
Died23 December 2015(2015-12-23) (aged 78)
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
CoachElena Vasilieva, Konstantin Likharev
Skating clubDynamo Sports Club
DYUSSH Sokolniki
Began skating1949
Retired1960

Life and career

Persiantsev began skating in 1949 at DYUSSH Sokolniki.[1] In 1954, he stepped onto the Soviet national podium for the first time, taking the bronze medal.

In 1955, Persiantsev won the national title ahead of Oleg Simantovsky and Lev Mikhailov. The following season, he was a member of the first Soviet team to compete at a European Figure Skating Championship – the 1956 Europeans in Paris – and had the highest placement, 12th, of the three Soviets in men's singles. He would go on to compete at the next three editions of the event, finishing 13th in 1957 (Vienna, Austria), 16th in 1958 (Bratislava, Czechoslovakia), and 14th in 1959 (Davos, Switzerland).

Persiantsev was also part of the first Soviet team to the World Figure Skating Championships, appearing at the 1958 Worlds in Paris, where he finished 21st. He was coached by Elena V. Vasilieva and Konstantin K. Likharev at Dynamo Sports Club in Moscow.[1]

Persiantsev died on 23 December 2015.[1]

Competitive highlights
International
Event 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
World Champ.21st
European Champ.12th13th16th14th
National[2][3]
Soviet Champ.3rd1st3rd2nd2nd3rd

References
  1. "Ушел из жизни Игорь Георгиевич Персианцев" [Igor Georgiyevich Persiantsev has died] (in Russian). Figure Skating Federation of Russia. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016.
  2. "Персианцев Игорь Георгиевич" [Igor Georgiyevich Persiantsev] (in Russian). solovieff.ru.
  3. "Персианцев Игорь Георгиевич" [Igor Georgiyevich Persiantsev] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
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