Dmitri Dmitriyevich Naumkin (; born 24 July 1976) is a Russian former competitive

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. With Olga Sharutenko, he is the 1995 World Junior champion, a two-time

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champion (1995 and 1997), the 1996 Karl Schäfer Memorial, and a two-time

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champion (1997 and 1999).

Career

Naumkin began skating in 1980.

Partnership with Sharutenko

Naumkin skated in partnership with Olga Sharutenko for fifteen years, training twice daily, six days a week during their competitive career. In November 1994, the duo won gold at the 1995 World Junior Championships in

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, ahead of France's Stéphanie Guardia / Franck Laporte. Sharutenko/Naumkin moved up to the senior level in the 1995–96 season, taking gold at the

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, silver at

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, and bronze at the

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. Making their Champions Series (Grand Prix) debut, they placed 7th at the

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. The following season, Sharutenko/Naumkin were awarded gold at the 1996 Karl Schäfer Memorial and bronze at the 1996 Skate Israel. In the absence of

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and

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, they won silver at the 1997 Russian Championships behind Irina Lobacheva /

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. They concluded their season with gold at the

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, South Korea, ahead of fellow Russians

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/ Mikhail Stifunin. During the next two seasons, Sharutenko/Naumkin finished off the Russian national podium but won gold at the 1997 Nebelhorn Trophy and

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. They competed together until the end of the 1998–99 season, coached by Alexei Gorshkov.

Post-competitive career

Naumkin coaches skating in

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. In December 2013, he was named the president of the Figure Skating Federation of Sverdlovsk Oblast for the next four years.

Competitive highlights

''GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix'' With Sharutenko

References

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