Nina Alexeevna Zhuk (nee: Bakusheva) (Russian: Нина Алексеевна Жук (Бакушева); born 9 July 1934 in Savino, Yaroslavl Oblast) is a retired pair skater who represented the Soviet Union in competition. With her husband Stanislav Zhuk, she is the 1958-1960 European silver medalist. They placed 6th at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
| Nina Zhuk | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nina Alexeevna Zhuk | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Nina Alexeevna Bakusheva | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Pyotr Orlov | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Dynamo, Leningrad | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competitive highlights
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| Event | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 6th | |||||||
| World Championships | 8th | 5th | ||||||
| European Championships | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||||
| Soviet Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
edit- "ISU Results: European Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-12.
- Sports-reference profile
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