Tatyana Zhuk

Tatyana Alekseyevna Zhuk (Russian: Татьяна Алексеевна Жук, January 1, 1946 - March 21, 2011) was a Soviet/Russian pair skater. With partner Aleksandr Gorelik, she was the 1968 Winter Olympics silver medalist. They were 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.

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Representing Soviet Union
	1968 Grenoble	Pairs

Tatyana Zhuk
Full name	Tatyana Alekseyevna Zhuk
Born	(1946-01-01)1 January 1946 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	(2011-03-21)21 March 2011 Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russia
Figure skating career
Country	Soviet Union
Retired	1969
Medal record Representing Soviet Union Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games 1968 Grenoble Pairs World Championships 1968 Geneva Pairs 1966 Davos Pairs 1965 Colorado Springs Pairs 1963 Cortina d'Ampezzo Pairs European Championships 1968 Västerås Pairs 1966 Bratislava Pairs 1965 Moscow Pairs 1964 Grenoble Pairs 1963 Budapest Pairs

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, Zhuk became pregnant. She and her husband Albert Shesternyov decided to keep the baby and retire from competitive skating.

Results

Ladies' singles

National
Event	1963
Soviet Championships	2nd

Pairs with Gavrilov

International
Event	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964
Winter Olympics					5th
World Championships				3rd	6th
European Championships	10th			3rd	3rd
National
Soviet Championships	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd

Pairs with Gorelik

International
Event	1965	1966	1967	1968
Winter Olympics				2nd
World Championships	3rd	2nd		2nd
European Championships	3rd	2nd
National
Soviet Championships		2nd

External links

• Database Olympics
• Pairs on Ice: Zhuk & Gorelik
• Pairs on Ice: Zhuk & Gavrilov
• Skatabase: 1960s Worlds
• Skatabase: 1960s Europeans