Alexander Markuntsov

Alexander Markuntsov
nation	Japan
birthday	February 21, 1982
place of birth	Leningrad, Soviet Union
size	181 cm
Career
discipline	Pair skating
Former partner	Yūko Kawaguchi Valentina Rasskasowa
Trainer	Igor Moskvin Tamara Moskvina
choreographer	Tatiana Druchinina Igor Bobrin Tamara Moskvina
status	resigned

Alexander Markunzow ( Russian Александр Маркунцов , born February 21, 1982 in Leningrad , Soviet Union ) is a former Russian figure skater who started in pair skating . In his greatest successes, he started for Japan .

Life

Markunzow began figure skating training in 1987. First he started in pair skating with Valentina Rasskasowa.

From 1999 he started with Yūko Kawaguchi . The Kawaguchi / Markunzow couple were the first to win a medal for Japan at the ISU Junior World Championships. They were trained by Tamara Moskwina and ended their partnership after the 2002/03 season.

Successes (with Kawaguchi)

Championship / season	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03
World championships	15th	13.	14th
Junior World Championship	2.	-	-
Japanese championships	1st J	1.	1.

J - juniors

Web links

• Kawaguchi / Markuntsow at ISUFS