Valentin Chaikin

Valentin Chaikin is a former Soviet 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 1952Soviet Union Medeo

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2]

References

  1. International Skating Union "Speed Skating. Complete history list of World Records" Check |url= value (help) (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. "Valentin Tsjajkin". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
Records
Preceded by
Norway Hans Engnestangen
Men's 1500 m world record holder
20 January 1952 – 10 January 1955
Succeeded by
Soviet Union Yevgeny Grishin
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