Marina Leonidova

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Marina Leonidova
Born (1958-08-17) 17 August 1958 (age 65)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
Retired1976

Marina Leonidova (Russian: Марина Леонидова; born 17 August 1958) is a Russian former pair skater who represented the Soviet Union with Vladimir Bogolyubov. Coached by Tamara Moskvina and Tatiana Tarasova, they were three-time Prize of Moscow News bronze medalists and two-time Soviet national bronze medalists.[1][2] The pair placed fourth at the 1975 European Championships in Copenhagen and fifth at the 1975 World Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They also competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and finished ninth.[3]

Competitive highlights[edit]

(with Bogolyubov)

International
Event 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76
Winter Olympics 9th
World Championships 5th
European Championships 4th 7th
Prize of Moscow News 3rd 3rd 3rd
National
Soviet Championships 6th 3rd 3rd
Spartakiada 4th*
USSR Cup 2nd 3rd 1st
  • 1974 Spartakiada results were used for Soviet Nationals results

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Леонидова Марина" [Marina Leonidova] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
  2. ^ "Леонидова Марина" [Marina Leonidova] (in Russian). solovieff.ru. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18.
  3. ^ "Marina Leonidova". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.