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Igor Georgiyevich Persiantsev (Russian: Игорь Георгиевич Персианцев; 16 February 1937 – 23 December 2015) was a Russian figure skater who represented the Soviet Union. He was the 1955 Soviet national champion and a member of the first Soviet teams to the European and World Figure Skating Championships.

Igor Persiantsev
Personal information
Native name	Игорь Георгиевич Персианцев
Full name	Igor Georgiyevich Persiantsev
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	(1937-02-16)16 February 1937 Moscow, Soviet Union
Died	23 December 2015(2015-12-23) (aged 78)
Coach	Elena Vasilieva, Konstantin Likharev
Skating club	Dynamo Sports Club DYUSSH Sokolniki
Training locations	Moscow
Began skating	1949
Retired	1960

Life and career

Persiantsev began skating in 1949 at DYUSSH Sokolniki.[1] In 1954, he stepped onto the Soviet national podium for the first time, taking the bronze medal.

In 1955, Persiantsev won the national title ahead of Oleg Simantovsky and Lev Mikhailov. The following season, he was a member of the first Soviet team to compete at a European Figure Skating Championship – the 1956 Europeans in Paris – and had the highest placement, 12th, of the three Soviets in men's singles. He would go on to compete at the next three editions of the event, finishing 13th in 1957 (Vienna, Austria), 16th in 1958 (Bratislava, Czechoslovakia), and 14th in 1959 (Davos, Switzerland).

Persiantsev was also part of the first Soviet team to the World Figure Skating Championships, appearing at the 1958 Worlds in Paris, where he finished 21st. He was coached by Elena V. Vasilieva and Konstantin K. Likharev at Dynamo Sports Club in Moscow.[1]

Persiantsev died on 23 December 2015.[1]

Competitive highlights

International
Event	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960
World Champ.					21st
European Champ.			12th	13th	16th	14th
National[2][3]
Soviet Champ.	3rd	1st	3rd		2nd	2nd	3rd

References

На других языках

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- [en] Igor Persiantsev

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[ru] Персианцев, Игорь Георгиевич

Игорь Георгиевич Персианцев (16 февраля 1937, Москва — 23 декабря 2015, там же) — советский фигурист, чемпион СССР 1955 года в одиночном катании. Мастер спорта СССР. Выступал за спортивное общество «Динамо» (Москва). Впоследствии — физик, доктор физико-математических наук, профессор.

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