Vladimir Petrenko

Vladimir Petrenko
Personal information
Full nameVladimir Vasilyevich Petrenko
Other namesVolodymyr Petrenko
Born1971 (age 54–55)
Figure skating career
CountrySoviet Union
Retired1992; now works at ISCC
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  Soviet Union
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1986 SarajevoMen's singles
Silver medal – second place1985 Colorado SpringsMen's singles

Vladimir Vasilyevich Petrenko[a] (born in 1971) is a former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union. He is the 1986 World Junior champion.[1] He is the younger brother of Olympic gold medalist Viktor Petrenko, and they were both coached by Ukrainian figure skating coach Galina Zmievskaya at Spartak in Odesa.

Petrenko currently works as a coach at the International Skating Center (ISCC) in Simsbury, Connecticut.[2] He is an ISU technical specialist for Ukraine.[3] He has two sons, Daniel[4] and Anton Petrenko. Daniel was once a competitive figure skater.

Competitive highlights

International
Event 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92
Worlds10th
Fujifilm Trophy2nd
Moscow News3rd3rd1st
Nebelhorn Trophy3rd3rd
Skate America5th
Skate Electric3rd
Universiade3rd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds5th2nd1st
National
Soviet Champ.4th4th

Notes

  1. ↑ Ukrainian: Володимир Васильович Петренко, romanized: Volodymyr Vasylovych Petrenko;
    Russian: Владимир Васильевич Петренко, romanized: Vladimir Vasilyevich Petrenko

References

  1. ↑ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "2014 - 2015 Coach/Instructor Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. December 5, 2014. p. 229. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ "ISU Communication No. 1467" (PDF). International Skating Union. August 23, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn; Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (July 22, 2013). "'Gladiator' Manella ousts 'Zorro' Messing in Aston". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.