Ludmila Belousova

Ludmila Yevgenyevna Belousova (; 22 November 1935 – 29 September 2017) was a Russian-Swiss pair skater. She was born in Ulyanovsk, Russian SFSR.

 Career 
Belousova represented the Soviet Union. With her partner and husband Oleg Protopopov she was 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.

Belousova died on 29 September 2017 in Interlaken, Switzerland at the age of 81.

Related pages
The Protopopovs

References

Other websites

Pairs on Ice profile

Category:1935 births
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Category:Soviet figure skaters
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Swiss sportspeople
Category:Ulyanovsk Oblast