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.[2]

Denis Nizhegorodov
Nizhegorodov in 2008
Personal information
Born26 July 1980 (1980-07-26) (age 43)
Saransk, Russia
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Race walking
ClubTsOP Saransk
Retired2013[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)50 km walk – 3:34:14 (2008)[2]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 50 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 50 km walk
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Daegu50 km walk
World Race Walking Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 A Coruña 50 km walk
Gold medal – first place 2008 Cherboksary 50 km walk

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Russia
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
  1. Ольга Каниськина, Валерий Борчин и Денис Нижегородов завершили спортивную карьеру. allsportinfo.ru (8 November 2013)
  2. Denis Nizhegorodov. sports-reference.com
  3. Допинг-проба "Б" легкоатлета Нижегородова с Игр-2008 дала отрицательный результат. tass.ru (3 June 2016)
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