Artur Dmitriev

Artur Valeryevich Dmitriev (Russian: Артур Валерьевич Дмитриев; born 21 January 1968) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Russia. He is a two-time Olympic champion, having won gold with Natalia Mishkutionok in 1992 and with Oksana Kazakova in 1998. He and Mishkutionok also won Olympic silver in 1994. Dmitriev is the only male pair skater to win the Olympics with two different partners.

Artur Dmitriev
Kazakova and Dmitriev in a show in 2002.
Full nameArtur Valeryevich Dmitriev
Native nameАртур Валерьевич Дмитриев
Born (1968-01-21) 21 January 1968
Bila Tserkva, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
Skating clubMechta, UOR 4 Moscow Gomelski (from 2012)
Began skating1975
Retired1999
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Figure skating: Pairs
Winter Olympic Games
1998 Nagano Pairs
1994 Lillehammer Pairs
World Championships
1997 LausannePairs
European Championships
1996 SofiaPairs
1998 MilanPairs
1994 CopenhagenPairs
Champions Series Final
1996–97 HamiltonPairs
1997–98 MunichPairs
Representing  CIS ( Unified Team)
Winter Olympic Games
1992 Albertville Pairs
World Championships
1992 OaklandPairs
European Championships
1992 LausannePairs
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
1991 MunichPairs
1990 HalifaxPairs
European Championships
1991 SofiaPairs
1990 LeningradPairs
1989 BirminghamPairs
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