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.
World records
edit| Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big combination | 184.638 | January 10, 1955 |  Medeo
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Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[1]
References
edit- ^ "Dmitri Sakoenenko". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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