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Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev

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Alexander Gennadyevich Zaitsev (Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Зайцев, born 16 June 1952) is a Russian retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With partner Irina Rodnina, he is a two-time (1976, 1980) Olympic champion, six-time World champion and seven-time European champion. They were coached by Stanislav Zhuk and later Tatiana Tarasova in Moscow. From 1973 to 1980 they won every event they entered and are, to date, the most decorated pair team of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev is the 100th most popular skater (up from 112th in 2019), the 2,087th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,207th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Russian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev ranks 100 out of 483. Before him are Alexander Hurd, Vera Ralston, Hana Mašková, Yuna Kim, Sissy Schwarz, and Nancy Kerrigan. After him are Aleksandr Gorshkov, Paul Falk, Carol Heiss, Sten Stensen, Jeanne Ashworth, and Lassi Parkkinen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev ranks 474. Before him are Sybil Danning, Brian Gottfried, Caroline Aaron, Jenny Shipley, Päivi Meriluoto, and Rosario Livatino. After him are Arie Schans, S. Epatha Merkerson, Teitur Thordarson, Marianne Williamson, Alan Clark, and Manuel Göttsching.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev ranks 2,087 out of 3,761. Before him are Andrey Arkhangelsky (1879), Olga Bondarenko (1960), Yelena Safonova (1956), Mikhail Clodt von Jürgensburg (1832), Dmitri Radchenko (1970), and Yuri Artsutanov (1929). After him are Alexei Kasatonov (1959), Boris Borisovich Golitsyn (1862), Aleksandr Laveykin (1951), Aleksandr Gorshkov (1946), Olga Knyazeva (1954), and Vladimir Kiselyov (1957).

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Among SKATERS In Russia

Among skaters born in Russia, Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev ranks 11. Before him are Evgeni Plushenko (1982), Klara Guseva (1937), Viktor Kosichkin (1938), Nikolai Panin (1872), Sergei Grinkov (1967), and Alexei Ulanov (1947). After him are Aleksandr Gorshkov (1946), Ekaterina Gordeeva (1971), Eteri Tutberidze (1974), Kira Ivanova (1963), Natalia Bestemianova (1960), and Andrei Bukin (1957).

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