Pyotr Chernyshev
| Pyotr Chernyshev | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented |
 Soviet Union |
| Born |
1914 Bolshie Verdy, Tambov Oblast |
| Died | 1979 |
Pyotr Sergeevich Chernyshev (also written as Tchernyshev, Russian: Пётр Серге́евич Чернышев; 1914—1979) was a Chief Engineer of the Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod, a major pipe-construction specialist. Formerly a Soviet figure skater, four time national figure skating champion.[1] Stalin Prize winner (1952) for the development of steam turbines of high pressure.
His grandson Peter Tchernyshev represented the U.S. in ice dancing.[2]
Figure skating results
| Event | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd |
Honours and awards
- Hero of Socialist Labour - 1962
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Order of October Revolution
- Stalin Prize
References
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