Tatyana Zhuk

{{short description|Soviet figure skater}}

{{MedalTop}}

{{MedalSport | Figure skating}}

{{MedalCountry|{{URS}}}}

{{MedalSilver | 1968 Grenoble | Pairs}}

{{MedalBottom}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Tatyana Zhuk

|image=

|caption=

|fullname= Tatyana Alekseyevna Zhuk

|altname=

|country= {{URS}}

|formercountry=

|birth_date= {{Birth date|1946|1|1|df=y}}

|birth_place= Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

|death_date= {{Death date|2011|3|21|1946|1|1|df=y}}

|death_place= Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russia

|hometown=

|residence=

|height=

|partner=

|formerpartner= Aleksandr Gorelik
Aleksandr Gavrilov

|coach=

|formercoach=

|choreographer=

|formerchoreographer=

|skating club=

|retired= 1969

|show-medals=yes

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalCountry|{{URS}}}}

{{MedalSport | Pairs' Figure skating}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1968 Grenoble | Pairs}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1968 Geneva|Pairs}}

{{MedalSilver| 1966 Davos|Pairs}}

{{MedalBronze| 1965 Colorado Springs|Pairs}}

{{MedalBronze| 1963 Cortina d'Ampezzo|Pairs}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1966 Bratislava|Pairs}}

{{MedalBronze| 1965 Moscow|Pairs}}

{{MedalBronze| 1964 Grenoble|Pairs}}

{{MedalBronze| 1963 Budapest|Pairs}}

}}

Tatyana Alekseyevna Zhuk ({{langx|ru|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.

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 =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | National
Event

! 1963

align=left | Soviet Championshipsbgcolor=silver | 2nd

= Pairs with Gavrilov =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | International
Event

! 1960

! 1961

! 1962

! 1963

! 1964

align=left | Winter Olympics5th
align=left | World Championshipsbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd6th
align=left | European Championships10thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | National
align=left | Soviet Championshipsbgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2nd

= Pairs with Gorelik =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International
Event

! 1965

! 1966

! 1967

! 1968

align=left | Winter Olympicsbgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | World Championshipsbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | European Championshipsbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=silver | 2nd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National
align=left | Soviet Championshipsbgcolor=silver | 2nd

References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{cite web | url=http://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/acter/star/17267/bio/ | script-title=ru:Александр Горелик - биография | publisher=Kino-Teatr.ru | language=Russian | accessdate=2009-07-30 }}

}}