Denis Nizhegorodov
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.
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| Born | 26 July 1980 (age 43) 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 50 km walk – 3:34:14 (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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