Denis Nizhegorodov
Russian race walker
 Nizhegorodov in 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 July 1980 (1980-07-26) (age 44) Saransk, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Race walking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TsOP Saransk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2013[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 50 km walk – 3:34:14 (2008)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denis Gennadyevich Nizhegorodov (Russian: Денис Геннадьевич Нижегородов; born 26 July 1980) is a retired Russian race walker. Between 2008 and 2014 he held the world record over 50 km distance, with a time of 3:34:14. He competed in this event at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and won a silver and a bronze medal, respectively.[2]
In May 2016, Nizhegorodov became one of 14 Russian athletes implicated in doping following the retesting of urine from the 2008 Olympic Games. His sample A failed the retest, but these results were not confirmed on his sample B.[3]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2000 | European Race Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 17th | 20 km | 1:22:40 |
| 2001 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 7th | 20 km | 1:20:42 |
| 1st | Team – 20 km | 13 pts | |||
| European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 5th | 20 km | 1:23:32 | |
| Universiade | Beijing, China | 4th | 20 km | 1:25:31 | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 5th | 50 km | 3:38:23 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 50 km | 3:42:50 |
| 2006 | World Race Walking Cup | A Coruña, Spain | 1st | 50 km | 3:38:02 |
| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | 50 km | DQ | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 4th | 50 km | 3:46:57 |
| 2008 | World Race Walking Cup | Cheboksary, Russia | 1st | 50 km | 3:34:14 |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 3rd | 50 km | 3:40:14 | |
| 2009 | European Race Walking Cup | Metz, France | 1st | 50 km | 3:42:47 |
| 1st | Team – 50 km | 8 pts | |||
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | — | 50 km | DNF | |
| 2011 | European Race Walking Cup | Olhão, Portugal | 1st | 50 km | 3:45:58 |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 1st | 50 km | 3:42:45 | |
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Denis Nizhegorodov.
- Denis Nizhegorodov at World Athletics
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| Preceded by | Men's 50 km walk world record holder 11 May 2008 – 15 August 2014 | Succeeded by |
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World champions in men's 35 km and 50 km race walk
- 1976:
Veniamin Soldatenko (URS) - 1983:
Ronald Weigel (GDR) - 1987: Hartwig Gauder (GDR)
- 1991: Aleksandr Potashov (URS)
- 1993:
Jesús Ángel García (ESP) - 1995:
Valentin Kononen (FIN) - 1997:
Robert Korzeniowski (POL) - 1999:
Ivano Brugnetti (ITA) - 2001: Robert Korzeniowski (POL)
- 2003: Robert Korzeniowski (POL)
- 2005:
Sergey Kirdyapkin (RUS) - 2007:
Nathan Deakes (AUS) - 2009:
Trond Nymark (NOR) - 2011: Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS)
- 2013:
Robert Heffernan (IRL) - 2015:
Matej Tóth (SVK) - 2017:
Yohann Diniz (FRA) - 2019:
Yusuke Suzuki (JPN)
- 2022: Massimo Stano (ITA)
- 2023: Álvaro Martín (ESP)
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