Marina Sanaya
Russian figure skater (1959–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valterovna and the family name is Sanaya.
Marina Valterovna Sanaya (Melnyk) (Russian: Марина Вальтеровна Саная (Мельник); 7 January 1959 – 6 October 2016) was a Russian figure skating official and competitor who represented the Soviet Union. Competing at the age of 13, she placed 18th at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
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Marina Sanaya | |
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Full name | Marina Valterovna Sanaya |
Other names | Marina Melnyk |
Born | (1959-01-07)7 January 1959 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 6 October 2016(2016-10-06) (aged 57) Englewood, Colorado, U.S. |
Figure skating career | |
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Coach | Nina Zhuk, Sergei Chetverukhin, Aleksandr Gorelik |
Skating club | CSKA Moscow |
Retired | 1975 |
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