Irina Rodnina

Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (Russian: Ирина Константиновна Роднина, IPA: [ɪˈrʲinə kənstɐnˈtʲinəvnə rədʲnʲɪˈna]; born 12 September 1949) is a Russian politician and retired figure skater, who is the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold medals (1972, 1976, 1980). She was elected to the State Duma in the 2007 legislative election as a member of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. As a figure skater, she initially competed with Alexei Ulanov and later teamed up with Alexander Zaitsev. She is the first pair skater to win the Olympic title with two different partners, followed only by Artur Dmitriev.

Irina Rodnina
Ирина Роднина
Rodnina in 2018
Member of the State Duma for Moscow Oblast
Assumed office
5 October 2016
Preceded byconstituency re-established
ConstituencyDmitrov (No. 118)
Member of the State Duma (Party List Seat)
In office
24 December 2007  5 October 2016
Personal details
Born (1949-09-12) 12 September 1949
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Political party
  • United Russia
  • CPSU (until 1991)
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1975; div. 1985)

Leonid Minkovski
(m. 1985, divorced)
Children
EducationState Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Culture
Figure skating career
Country Soviet Union
PartnerAlexei Ulanov (1964–1972)
Alexander Zaitsev (1972–1980)
CoachStanislav Zhuk (1964–1974)
Tatiana Tarasova (1974–1980)
Skating clubArmed Forces (sports society)
Retired1980
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Pairs' Figure skating
Olympic Games
1972 Sapporo Pairs
1976 Innsbruck Pairs
1980 Lake Placid Pairs
World Championships
1969 Colorado SpringsPairs
1970 LjubljanaPairs
1971 LyonPairs
1972 CalgaryPairs
1973 BratislavaPairs
1974 MunichPairs
1975 Colorado SpringsPairs
1976 GothenburgPairs
1977 TokyoPairs
1978 OttawaPairs
European Championships
1969 Garmisch-PartenkirchenPairs
1970 LeningradPairs
1971 ZürichPairs
1972 GothenburgPairs
1973 ColognePairs
1974 ZagrebPairs
1975 CopenhagenPairs
1976 GenevaPairs
1977 HelsinkiPairs
1978 StrasbourgPairs
1980 GothenburgPairs
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