| Valery Spiridonov | |
| Native Name: | Валерий Фёдорович Спиридонов |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Fullname: | Valery Fydorovich Spiridonov |
| Also Known As: | Valeri/Valeriy Fedorovich Spiridonov |
| Country: | Soviet Union |
| Partner: | Inna Volyanskaya Zoya Akinfieva |
| Skating Club: | DSO Trud Moscow |
Valery Fydorovich Spiridonov (Russian: Валерий Фёдорович Спиридонов, born in 1957) is a former pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With Inna Volyanskaya, he won six international medals, including gold at the 1982 Nebelhorn Trophy.
Early in his career, Spiridonov skated with Zoya Akinfieva. By 1979, he was competing with Inna Volyanskaya.
Volyanskaya/Spiridonov won silver at the 1980 St. Ivel International, gold at the 1980 Blue Swords, silver at the 1981 Prague Skate, gold at the 1982 Grand Prix International St. Gervais, and gold at the 1982 Nebelhorn Trophy. After retiring from competition, they skated together in ice shows, including Torvill & Dean,and the Russian Allstars.
Spiridonov coaches in Moscow.
Spiridonov was born in 1957. He was formerly married to Volyanskaya. He later married Soviet ice dancer Elena Garanina. Their son, Anton Spiridonov (born 5 August 1998, United States), has competed in ice dancing for Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
| International | |||||||
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| Event | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | |||
| align=left | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | |||
| align=left | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||||
| align=left | 4th | ||||||
| align=left | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | |||||
| align=left | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||||
| align=left | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | |||||
| National | |||||||
| align=left | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | 6th | 4th |