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Lyudmila Pakhomova

Lyudmila Pakhomova, Russian ice dancer (died 1986)

Born
December 31, 1946
Died
May 17, 1986
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1946

About Lyudmila Pakhomova

Lyudmila Alekseyevna Pakhomova (Russian: Людмила Алексеевна Пахомова; 31 December 1946 – 17 May 1986) was a Russian ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union. With her husband Aleksandr Gorshkov, she was the 1976 Olympic champion, one of the oldest female figure skating Olympic champions. They are six-time World Champions (1970–1974, 1976), as well as six-time European champions (1970–1971, 1973–1976), which makes them the most decorated of all-time at both events in the pair discipline. They won three Soviet national titles and placed 10th at the 1966 World Championships.

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Lyudmila Pakhomova timeline

  1. They won three Soviet national titles and placed 10th at the 1966 World Championships.
  2. With her husband Aleksandr Gorshkov, she was the 1976 Olympic champion, one of the oldest female figure skating Olympic champions.

The world when Lyudmila Pakhomova was born

Lyudmila Pakhomova was born in 1946. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1946

  • #1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
  • Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
  • Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
  • Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
  • Defining fadBaby boom begins
  • Notable inventionTupperware
  • World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lyudmila Pakhomova's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19462026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,600$435,000
Average income$4,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population141.4M341 million

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