Sergei Grinkov

Sergei Grinkov
A 1998 stamp commemorating Gordeeva and Grinkov
Full nameSergei Mikhailovich Grinkov
Native nameСергей Михайлович Гриньков
Born(1967-02-04)4 February 1967
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died20 November 1995(1995-11-20) (aged 28)
Lake Placid, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
Skating club
Medal record
Figure skatingPairs
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
1994 LillehammerPairs
European Championships
1994 CopenhagenPairs
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 CalgaryPairs
World Championships
1986 GenevaPairs
1987 CincinnatiPairs
1989 ParisPairs
1990 HalifaxPairs
1988 BudapestPairs
European Championships
1988 PraguePairs
1990 LeningradPairs
1986 CopenhagenPairs

Sergei Mikhailovich Grinkov (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Гриньков; 4 February 1967 – 20 November 1995) was a Soviet and Russian pair skater. Together with his wife Ekaterina Gordeeva, he was the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion and a four-time World Champion (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990).