page_title: Oleg Protopopov
hierarchical_section_title: Oleg Protopopov
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Oleg Protopopov at Schiphol
context_page_description: Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov is a former 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 and four-time World champion. 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.
context_section_description: Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov (Russian: Оле́г Алексе́евич Протопо́пов; born 16 July 1932) is a former 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). 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.
caption: Protopopov in 1965
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