Soviet-Russian figure skater (1935–2017) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ludmila Yevgenyevna Belousova (Russian: Людмила Евгеньевна Белоусова; 22 November 1935 – 29 September 2017) was a Russian-Swiss pair skater. She was born in Ulyanovsk, Russian SFSR.
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Birth name | Людмила Евгеньевна Белоусова |
Born | 22 November 1935 Ulyanovsk, Russian SFSR |
Died | 29 September 2017 81) Interlaken, Switzerland | (aged
Belousova represented the Soviet Union. With her partner and husband Oleg Protopopov she was a two-time Olympic champion (1964, 1968) and four-time World champion (1965–1968). In 1979 the pair defected to Switzerland and became Swiss citizens in 1995.[1] They continued to skate at ice shows and exhibitions through their seventies.
Belousova died on 29 September 2017 in Interlaken, Switzerland at the age of 81.[2]
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