Valentin Chaikin

Valentin Chaikin (Russian: Валентин Афанасьевич Чайкин) (26 August 1925 – 13 September 2018) was a Russian speed skater.

He set a world record in 1500 m in Medeo in 1952, with the time 2:12.9, beating Hans Engnestangen's previous record from 1939.[1]

World record

DisciplineTimeDateLocation
1500 m2.12,920 January 1952 Medeo

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2]

References

  1. "1500m Men World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  2. "Valentin Tsjajkin". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
Records
Preceded by
Hans Engnestangen
Men's 1500 m world record holder
20 January 1952 – 10 January 1955
Succeeded by
Yevgeny Grishin
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