Denis Petrov
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Petrov at the Chen Lu International Skating Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Denis Alekseyevich Petrov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1968 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Unified Team CIS Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denis Alekseyevich Petrov (Russian: Денис Алексеевич Петров; born 3 March 1968) is a Russian former pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the Unified Team. With his then-wife Elena Bechke, he is the 1992 Olympic silver medalist, the 1989 World bronze medalist, a two-time European silver medalist (1991–92), 1992 Soviet national champion.