{{Short description|Soviet figure skater (1945–2024)}} {{family name hatnote|Ivanovich|Meshkov|lang=Eastern Slavic}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox figure skater |name = Valery Meshkov |image = Valery Meshkov.webp |image_size = 232 |caption = Meshkov in 1964 |native_name = Валерий Иванович Мешков |native_name_lang = ru |fullname = Valery Ivanovich Meshkov |altname = |country = Soviet Union |birth_date = {{birth date|1945|8|9|df=yes}} |birth_place = {{nobr|Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR}} |death_date = {{death date and age|2024|10|28|1945|9|9|df=yes}} |death_place = |hometown = |residence = |height = |coach = Larisa Novozhilova<br>Stanislav Zhuk |choreographer = |skating club = |currenttraininglocations = |beganskating = |retired = 1969 }}

'''Valery Ivanovich Meshkov''' ({{langx|ru|Валерий Иванович Мешков}}; 9 August 1945 – 28 October 2024) was a figure skater who competed for the Soviet Union. He was the 1964 Winter Universiade bronze medalist and a four-time Soviet national champion. His best ISU Championship result, seventh, came at the 1963 Europeans in Budapest, Hungary. He withdrew from the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Meshkov died on 28 October 2024, at the age of 79.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ушёл из жизни Валерий Иванович Мешков |url=https://fsrussia.ru/news/novosti/ushel-iz-zhizni-meshkov-valerij-ivanovich |access-date=28 October 2024 |publisher=FSRussia |date=28 October 2024}}</ref>

==Results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=11 align=center | International<ref name=WorldChamp/><ref name=EuroChamp/> |- ! Event ! {{tooltip|59–60|1959–60}} ! 60–61 ! 61–62 ! 62–63 ! 63–64 ! 64–65 ! 65–66 ! 66–67 ! 67–68 ! 68–69 |- | align=left | Olympics || || || || || WD || || || || || |- | align=left | Worlds || || || 14th || 16th || 15th || || 17th || || || |- | align=left | Europeans || 19th || || 10th || 7th || WD || || 11th || || || |- | align=left | Universiade || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || || || |- | align=left | Blue Swords || || || ||bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd |- | align=left | Prague Skate || || || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=11 align=center | National<ref name=fskate/><ref name=sol/> |- | align=left | Soviet Champ. || 4th || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd|| 4th |- | colspan=11 align=center | <small> WD: Withdrew </small> |}

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=fskate>{{cite web |url=http://www.fskate.ru/skaters/1504.html |script-title=ru: Валерий Иванович Мешков |language=Russian |trans-title=Valeriy Ivanovich Meshkov |website=fskate.ru}}</ref>

<ref name=sol>{{cite web |url=http://www.solovieff.ru/main.mhtml?Part=51&PubID=349 |script-title=ru: Валерий Иванович Мешков |language=Russian |trans-title=Valeriy Ivanovich Meshkov |website=solovieff.ru}}</ref>

<ref name=WorldChamp>{{cite web |url=http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/worldmen1960.html |title=World Championships |publisher=skatabase |access-date=25 February 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100227203628/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/worldmen1960.html |archive-date=27 February 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name=EuroChamp>{{cite web |url=http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/euromen1960.html |title=European Championships |publisher=skatabase |access-date=25 February 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081011174204/http://www.eskatefans.com/skatabase/euromen1960.html |archive-date=11 October 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> }}

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