Dmitry Vyacheslavovich Trunenkov (russian: Дмитрий Вячеславович Труненков; born 19 April 1984) is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since the early 2000s.

Career

He won the silver medal in the four-man event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg, Germany. He won a gold medal at the 2009 Bobsleigh European Championship in

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and three European silver medals, all in the four-man event. Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Trunenkov 24 February 2014

Trunenkov originally took up sprinting whilst at university before switching to bobsleigh at the age of 21. At the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

, Trunenkov crashed during the four-man event. Trunenkov has a degree in industrial and civil construction from Krasnoyarsk State Academy of Architecture and Construction, which became part of the Siberian Federal University in 2006. He holds the title of Merited Master of Sport in Russia. He is married to Elena and they have a daughter, Dana. On 31 January 2017, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency announced that Trunenkov had been banned for four years from April 2016 due to a doping violation. Trunenkov was part of a four-man Russian team who originally won gold at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

but was then disqualified and stripped of medals because

Alexandr Zubkov Alexandr Yuryevich Zubkov (russian: Александр Юрьевич Зубков; born 10 August 1974) is a Russian retired bobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals with a silver in 2006 (four ...

tested positive for doping. On 27 November 2017, Trunenkov was found guilty in anti-doping rule violations, disqualified and declared ineligible for future Olympic games. On 1 February 2018, the CAS removed the sanctions from

Alexey Negodaylo Alexey Aleksandrovich Negodaylo (russian: Алексей Александрович Негодайло; born 28 May 1989) is a Russian bobsledder who has competed since 2010. Career Negodaylo was part of a four-man Russian team who originally wo ...

and Dmitry Trunenkov in bobsleigh, but upheld them on their teammates

and

Alexey Voyevoda Alexey Ivanovich Voyevoda (russian: Алексей Иванович Воевода; born 9 May 1980) is a Russian bobsledder, professional armwrestler and politician. Bobsleigh A professional bobsleigher since 2002, Voyevoda won silver in the f ...

.https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Release__decision_RUS_IOC_.pdf

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Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
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