Vladimir Kotin

Soviet figure skater (born 1962)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Grigorievich and the family name is Kotin.

Vladimir Kotin

Vladimir Kotin in 2011

Full name

Vladimir Grigorievich Kotin

Born

(1962年03月28日) 28 March 1962 (age 62)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Height

1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Figure skating career

Country

Soviet Union

Retired

1988

Medal record

Representing the Soviet Union
Men's figure skating
European Championships
Silver medal – second place	1985 Gothenburg	Men's singles
Silver medal – second place	1986 Copenhagen	Men's singles
Silver medal – second place	1987 Sarajevo	Men's singles
Silver medal – second place	1988 Prague	Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place	1978 Megève	Men's singles

Vladimir Grigorievich Kotin (Russian: Владимир Григорьевич Котин; born 28 March 1962) is a former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union. He is a four-time European silver medalist (1985–88), the 1978 World Junior silver medalist,^[1] and the 1985 Soviet national champion. Kotin competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where he placed eighth, and at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he placed sixth. He now works as a coach in collaboration with Elena Tchaikovskaia.

Results

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International
Event	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88
Olympics	8th	6th
Worlds	9th	11th	9th	8th	5th	4th	4th
Europeans	6th	7th	5th	6th	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
NHK Trophy	8th
Moscow News	5th	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	2nd
National
Soviet Champ.	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	7th	1st	3rd