Dmitry Sakunenko

Birth Date:
07.01.1930
Death date:
13.09.2014
Length of life:
84
Days since birth:
34415
Years since birth:
94
Days since death:
3485
Years since death:
9
Extra names:
Dmitrij Sakunienko
Categories:
Sportsman
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Dmitry Sakunenko (Russian: Дмитрий Сакуненко) (7 January 1930-13 September 2014) was a Russian Soviet speed skater.

At an international meet at Medeo 9–10 January 1955, Sakunenko was the first person to skate the 5000-m below eight minutes, with 7:54.9. In a later pair, Boris Shilkov improved this world record to 7:45.6. On this occasion Sakunenko set a new samalogue world record with the series 42.6, 7:54.9, 2:13.0, 16:44.3 (184.638 points). This record lasted until 1963. Sakunenko competed in the 1956 Olympics, two world championships and three European championships, with a bronze from the European championships 1955 being his best result.

 

Source: wikipedia.org

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