Historical FigureFemale
Ludmila Belousova
1935 – 2017
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryLudmila Yevgenyevna Belousova was a Soviet and Russian pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With her partner and husband Oleg Protopopov, she was a two-time Olympic champion and four-time World champion (1965–1968). In 1979, the pair defected to Switzerland and became Swiss citizens in 1995. They continued to skate at ice shows and exhibitions through their seventies.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 22, 1935
Ulyanovsk
Date of death
September 26, 2017
Interlaken
Citizenship
Russia · Soviet Union · Switzerland
Occupations & fields
figure skater
Awards & honours
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSROrder of the Red Banner of Labour
- Field and occupation
- ruská krasobruslařka
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