Tatyana Zhuk

Tatyana Alekseyevna Zhuk (Russian: Татьяна Алексеевна Жук, January 1, 1946 - March 21, 2011) was a Soviet/Russian pair skater. With partner Aleksandr Gorelik, she was the 1968 Winter Olympics silver medalist. They were also the 1965 World bronze medalists and the 1966 and 1968 World silver medalists, as well as the 1965 European bronze and 1966 silver medalists.

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Representing  Soviet Union
	1968 Grenoble	Pairs

Tatyana Zhuk
Full name	Tatyana Alekseyevna Zhuk
Born	(1946-01-01)1 January 1946 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died	(2011-03-21)21 March 2011 Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russia
Figure skating career
Country	Soviet Union
Retired	1969
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Pairs' Figure skating Olympic Games 1968 Grenoble Pairs World Championships 1968 Geneva Pairs 1966 Davos Pairs 1965 Colorado Springs Pairs 1963 Cortina d'Ampezzo Pairs European Championships 1968 Västerås Pairs 1966 Bratislava Pairs 1965 Moscow Pairs 1964 Grenoble Pairs 1963 Budapest Pairs

Zhuk previously competed with Aleksandr Gavrilov, with whom she medaled at the 1963 and 1964 European Championships and the 1963 World Championships. They placed 5th at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

In 1969, Zhuk became pregnant. She and her husband Albert Shesternyov decided to keep the baby and retire from competitive skating.[1]