Oleg Protopopov
Soviet figure skater (1932–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov (Russian: Оле́г Алексе́евич Протопо́пов; 16 July 1932 – 3 November 2023)[1][2] was a Russian-Swiss pair skater. He was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR.
Protopopov represented the Soviet Union. With his wife Ludmila Belousova he is a two-time Olympic champion (1964, 1968) and four-time World champion (1965–1968).[3] 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.
Protopopov died on 3 November 2023 in Grindelwald, Switzerland at aged 91.[4]