Andrei Suraikin

Olympic medal record
Figure Skating
Representing  Soviet Union
	1972 Sapporo	Pairs

Andrei Suraikin
Full name	Andrei Alexandrovich Suraikin
Born	(1948-10-20)October 20, 1948 Leningrad, Soviet Union
Died	(1996-09-28)September 28, 1996 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Figure skating career
Country	Soviet Union
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games 1972 Sapporo Pairs World Championships 1972 Calgary Pairs 1971 Lyon Pairs 1970 Ljubljana Pairs European Championships 1972 Gothenburg Pairs 1971 Zürich Pairs 1970 Leningrad Pairs

Andrei Alexandrovich Suraikin (Russian: Андрей Александрович Сурайкин; 20 October 1948 ^[1]-28 September 1996^[2]) was a Russian pair skater. With partner Liudmila Smirnova, he was the 1972 Olympic silver medalist.

Suraikin began figure skating in 1957 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1968.^[1] He trained at Spartak in Leningrad.^[3]

Suraikin competed with Liudmila Smirnova, coached by Maya Belenkaya.^[4] Smirnova and Suraikin won the silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics. In 1972 Suraikin was awarded the Medal For Labour Heroism.^[1]

In 1972 Suraikin paired with Natalia Ovchinnikova for a few seasons before retiring to coach. He was one of the first coaches for Larisa Selezneva and Oleg Makarov.

(with Smirnova)

(with Ovchinnikova)

• 1974 Spartakiada results used for 1974 Soviet Nationals

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