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| Competitor for Soviet Union | ||
| Silver | 1968 Grenoble | Pairs |
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| Full name | Tatyana Alekseyevna Zhuk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 1, 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Aleksandr Gorelik Aleksandr Gavrilov |
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Tatyana Alekseyevna Zhuk (Russian: Татьяна Алексеевна Жук, born January 1, 1946) is a former Soviet/Russian pair skater. With partner Aleksandr Gorelik, she is the 1968 Winter Olympics silver medalist. They are also the 1965 World bronze medalists and the 1966 and 1968 World silver medalists, as well as the 1965 European bronze and 1966 silver medalists.
Zhuk previously competed with Aleksandr Gavrilov, with whom she medaled at the 1963 and 1964 European Championships and the 1963 World Championships. They placed 5th at the 1964 Winter Olympics. In 1969 Tatiana Zhuk got pregnant, so she and her husband Albert Shesternyov decided to keep the baby and retire from competitive skating.[1]
(with Alexander Gavrilov)
| Event | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 4th | ||||
| World Championships | 3rd | 6th | |||
| European Championships | 10th | 3rd | 3rd | ||
| Soviet Championships | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
(with Alexander Gorelik)
| Event | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 2nd | |||
| World Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |
| European Championships | 3rd | 2nd | ||
| Soviet Championships | 2nd |