Dmitry Sakunenko
- Birth Date:
- 07.01.1930
- Death date:
- 13.09.2014
- Length of life:
- 84
- Days since birth:
- 34840
- Years since birth:
- 95
- Days since death:
- 3910
- Years since death:
- 10
- Extra names:
- Dmitrij Sakunienko
- Categories:
- Sportsman
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
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.
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