Irina Rodnina - Personal Life

Personal Life

Rodnina graduated from the Central Institute of Physical Culture. Her first marriage was to her second partner, Alexander Zaitsev, with whom she has a son of the same name, born in 1979. From her second marriage, Rodnina has a daughter, Alyona Minkovski, born in 1986. She is currently divorced.

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