Denis Gennadyevich Nizhegorodov (Russian: Денис Геннадьевич Нижегородов; born 26 July 1980) is a retired Russianrace 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]
Denis Nizhegorodov
Nizhegorodov in 2008
Personal information
Born
26 July 1980 (1980-07-26) (age 42) Saransk, Russia
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]
denis, nizhegorodov, denis, gennadyevich, nizhegorodov, russian, Денис, Геннадьевич, Нижегородов, born, july, 1980, retired, russian, race, walker, between, 2008, 2014, held, world, record, over, distance, with, time, competed, this, event, 2004, 2008, olympic. Denis Gennadyevich Nizhegorodov Russian Denis Gennadevich Nizhegorodov 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 Denis NizhegorodovNizhegorodov in 2008Personal informationBorn26 July 1980 1980 07 26 age 42 Saransk RussiaHeight174 cm 5 ft 9 in Weight63 kg 139 lb SportCountry RussiaSportAthleticsEvent s Race walkingClubTsOP SaranskRetired2013 1 Achievements and titlesPersonal best s 50 km walk 3 34 14 2008 2 Medal record Olympic Games2004 Athens 50 km walk2008 Beijing 50 km walkWorld Championships2011 Daegu 50 km walkWorld Race Walking Cup2006 A Coruna 50 km walk2008 Cherboksary 50 km walkIn 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 EditYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting Russia2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhuttenstadt Germany 17th 20 km 1 22 402001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince Slovakia 7th 20 km 1 20 421st Team 20 km 13 ptsEuropean U23 Championships Amsterdam Netherlands 5th 20 km 1 23 32Universiade Beijing China 4th 20 km 1 25 312003 World Championships Paris France 5th 50 km 3 38 232004 Olympic Games Athens Greece 2nd 50 km 3 42 502006 World Race Walking Cup A Coruna Spain 1st 50 km 3 38 02European Championships Gothenburg Sweden 50 km DQ2007 World Championships Osaka Japan 4th 50 km 3 46 572008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary Russia 1st 50 km 3 34 14Olympic Games Beijing China 3rd 50 km 3 40 142009 European Race Walking Cup Metz France 1st 50 km 3 42 471st Team 50 km 8 ptsWorld Championships Berlin Germany 50 km DNF2011 European Race Walking Cup Olhao Portugal 1st 50 km 3 45 58World Championships Daegu South Korea 1st 50 km 3 42 45References Edit Olga Kaniskina Valerij Borchin i Denis Nizhegorodov zavershili sportivnuyu kareru allsportinfo ru 8 November 2013 a b Denis Nizhegorodov sports reference com Doping proba B legkoatleta Nizhegorodova s Igr 2008 dala otricatelnyj rezultat tass ru 3 June 2016 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Denis Nizhegorodov Denis Nizhegorodov at World AthleticsRecordsPreceded byNathan Deakes Men s 50 km walk world record holder11 May 2008 15 August 2014 Succeeded byYohann Diniz This biographical article relating to Russian athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Denis Nizhegorodov amp oldid 1001365203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
