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Oleg Goncharenko

Full name: Oleg Georgiyevich Goncharenko
Original name: Олег Георгиевич Гончаренко
Gender: Male
Born: August 18, 1931 in Kharkiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Died: December 16, 1986 in Moscow, Moskva, Russia
Affiliations: Dynamo Moskva, Moskva (RUS)
Country: URS Soviet Union
Sport: Speed Skating

Medals: 2 Bronze (2 Total)

Biography

In 1953, Oleg Goncharenko was the first Soviet speed skater to become World All-round Champion. He repeated this feat in 1956 and 1958 and was second in 1954 and 1955. He also won the following distance medals at the World Championships: 1,500 m – gold (1955 and 1958) and silver (1953); 5,000 m – gold (1953, 1954 and 1956) and bronze (1958); and 10,000 m – gold (1953 and 1954), silver (1956) and bronze (1955 and 1958). In 1957 and 1958, Goncharenko won the European All-round Championships and was second in 1955. He also won the following distance medals at the European Championships: 1,500 m – gold (1958) and silver 1954; 5,000 m – silver (1954, 1956 and 1957) and bronze (1955 and 1958); and 10,000 m – silver (1957). Domestically Goncharenko won Soviet titles in the all-round in 1956 and 1958 and was Soviet Champion at 5000 m in 1956 and at 10000 m in 1954 and 1956.

Personal Bests: 500 – 42.2 (1960); 1500 – 2:11.6 (1960); 5000 – 7:57.5 (1956); 10000 – 16:36.4 (1956).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Speed Skating Men's 5,000 metres Soviet Union URS 3 Bronze
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Speed Skating Men's 10,000 metres Soviet Union URS 3 Bronze OR
1960 Winter 28 Squaw Valley Speed Skating Men's 5,000 metres Soviet Union URS 6

Men's 5,000 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T 200m 600m 1000m 1400m 1800m 2200m 2600m 3000m 3400m 3800m 4200m 4600m
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Speed Skating Soviet Union Final Standings 3 7:57.5 21.7 1:00.0 1:37.5 2:14.4 2:51.6 3:29.4 4:06.7 4:44.2 5:22.3 6:00.5 6:39.0 7:18.0
1960 Winter 28 Squaw Valley Speed Skating Soviet Union Final Standings 6 8:06.6 21 59 1:37 2:16 2:54 3:32 4:11 4:50 5:29 6:08 6:47 7:27

Men's 10,000 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T 400m 800m 1200m 1600m 2000m 2400m 2800m 3200m 3600m 4000m 4400m 4800m 5200m 5600m 6000m 6400m 6800m 7200m 7600m 8000m 8400m 8800m 9200m 9600m
1956 Winter 24 Cortina d'Ampezzo Speed Skating Soviet Union Final Standings 3 OR 16:42.3 42.7 1:22.8 2:02.7 2:42.6 3:21.9 4:01.6 4:41.6 5:21.3 6:00.7 6:40.3 7:20.3 7:59.9 8:39.2 9:18.6 9:58.3 10:38.1 11:17.5 11:57.2 12:37.2 13:17.4 13:57.6 14:38.2 15:19.8 16:01.1