Vladimir Petrenko

Vladimir Petrenko
Full nameVladimir Vasilyevich Petrenko
Other namesVolodymyr Petrenko
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
Retired1992; now works at ISCC
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  Soviet Union
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Sarajevo Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1985 Colorado Springs Men's singles

Vladimir Vasilyevich Petrenko[a] (born in 1971) is a former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union. He is the 1986 World Junior champion.[1] He is the younger brother of Olympic gold medalist Viktor Petrenko, and they were both coached by Ukrainian figure skating coach Galina Zmievskaya at Spartak in Odesa.

Petrenko currently works as a coach at the International Skating Center (ISCC) in Simsbury, Connecticut.[2] He is an ISU technical specialist for Ukraine.[3] He has two sons, Daniel[4] and Anton Petrenko. Daniel was once a competitive figure skater.

Competitive highlights

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International
Event 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92
Worlds 10th
Fujifilm Trophy 2nd
Moscow News 3rd 3rd 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd 3rd
Skate America 5th
Skate Electric 3rd
Universiade 3rd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 5th 2nd 1st
National
Soviet Champ. 4th 4th

Notes

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  1. ^ Ukrainian: Володимир Васильович Петренко, romanizedVolodymyr Vasylovych Petrenko;
    Russian: Владимир Васильевич Петренко, romanizedVladimir Vasilyevich Petrenko

References

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  1. ^ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "2014 - 2015 Coach/Instructor Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. December 5, 2014. p. 229. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "ISU Communication No. 1467" (PDF). International Skating Union. August 23, 2007.
  4. ^ Rutherford, Lynn; Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (July 22, 2013). "'Gladiator' Manella ousts 'Zorro' Messing in Aston". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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