Marat Akbarov(Russian:Марат Фагимович Акбаров,born February 3, 1961)[1]is a former competitivepair skaterfor theSoviet Union.WithVeronica Pershina,he is the 1985Europeanbronze medalist and 1979World Juniorchampion.
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| Born | February 3, 1961 Sverdlovsk,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAkbarov began skating in 1968 at the Lokomotiv Skating Club in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg) with coach Alexander Rogin.[1]He teamed up withVeronica Pershinain 1975.[1]The pair moved to Moscow in 1978 to train withStanislav Zhuk.[1]They won the World Junior title in 1979 ahead ofLarisa Selezneva/Oleg Makarov.[2]
In 1980, Pershina/Akbarov made their senior World Championship debut, placing 6th. The following season, they won the Soviet national title ahead ofIrina Vorobieva/Igor Lisovski.The pair changed coaches toIrina Rodninain 1982.[1]
Pershina/Akbarov were gold medalists at the 1982Prize of Moscow Newsand 1983NHK Trophy.In 1985, they were sent to their fourthEuropean Championshipsand won the bronze medal.[3]They took silver at theSkate Canada Internationalin their final season.
After retiring from competition, Akbarov performed with the Russian All Stars under the direction ofTatiana Tarasova,before becoming a coach. He coaches at the Wheaton Ice Skating Academy inWheaton, Maryland.[1]
Personal life
editAkbarov married fellow pair skaterMarina Pestova,with whom he has a daughter, Angela.
Results
edit(with Pershina)
| International[4][5][6] | |||||||||
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| Event | 77–78 | 78–79 | 79–80 | 80–81 | 81–82 | 82–83 | 83–84 | 84–85 | 85–86 |
| Worlds | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 8th | 6th | |||
| Europeans | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | |||||
| Skate Canada | 2nd | ||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||||||
| Moscow News | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |||
| International: Junior[2] | |||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 1st | ||||||||
| National[4][5] | |||||||||
| Soviet Champ. | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | ||||
| Spartakiada | 2nd J | ||||||||
| USSR Cup | 1st | ||||||||
| J = Junior level | |||||||||
References
edit- ^abcdef"Marat Akbarov".Wheaton Ice Skating Academy.Archivedfrom the original on January 8, 2014.
- ^ab"World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Pairs"(PDF).International Skating Union. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2013-11-04.
- ^"Russians Retain Pairs Skate Title".UPI.The New York Times.February 6, 1985.
- ^abАкбаров Марат[Marat Akbarov] (in Russian). fskate.ru.
- ^abАкбаров Марат[Marat Akbarov] (in Russian).solovieff.ru.
- ^"Pershina & Akbarov".Pairs on Ice. Archived fromthe originalon October 7, 2007.