Valentin Chaikin (russian: Валентин Афанасьевич Чайкин) (26 August 1925 – 13 September 2018) was a Russian
speed skater
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...
.
He set a
world record in 1500 m in Medeo in 1952, with the time 2:12.9, beating
Hans Engnestangen
Hans Engnestangen (28 March 1908 – 9 May 2003) was a Norwegian speed skater and world champion. He held the world records over 500 and 1500 meters for more than 13 years.
International championships
At the 1932 Winter Olympics he participated ...
's previous record from 1939.
World record
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[
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1925 births
2018 deaths
Russian male speed skaters
Soviet male speed skaters
World record setters in speed skating
Sportspeople from Kirov, Kirov Oblast
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