Denis Strelkov
Denis Sergeyevich Strelkov (Russian: Денис Сергеевич Стрелков; born 26 October 1990) is a race walker. He won the bronze medal in the 20-kilometre walk at the 2014 European Championships in Athletics. He continues to be coached by Viktor Chegin, after he has been suspended for a lengthy series of performance-enhancing drug suspensions against many of his athletes.
 Strelkov at the 2015 European Cup Race Walking | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Russia | ||
| European Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2014 Zürich | 20 km walk |
Doping case
In September 2015 IAAF confirmed that Strelkov was provisionally suspended after a sample from an out-of-competition control in Saransk in June had been found positive for a prohibited substance.[1]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Russia | |||||
| 2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 8th | 10,000m | 44:34.66 |
| 2008 | World Race Walking Cup (U20) | Cheboksary, Russia | 3rd | 10 km | 40:17 |
| 2009 | European Race Walking Cup (U20) | Metz, France | 10th | 10 km | 43:29 |
| 1st | Team - 10 km Junior | 3 pts | |||
| European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 2nd | 10,000m | 40:24.97 | |
| 2010 | World Race Walking Cup (U20) | Chihuahua, México | 16th | 20 km | 1:25:30 |
| 2011 | European Race Walking Cup | Olhão, Portugal | 11th | 50 km | 4:04:36 |
| European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 2nd | 20 km | 1:24:25 | |
| 2013 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 1st | 20 km | 1:21:40 |
| 1st | Team - 20 km | 20 pts | |||
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 5th | 20 km | 1:22:06 | |
| 2014 | World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 30th | 20 km | 1:21:58 |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 3rd | 20 km | 1:19:46 | |
| 2015 | European Race Walking Cup | Murcia, Spain | 9th | 20 km | 1:22:47 |
| 2nd | 20 km - Team | 35 pts | |||
See also
References
- James Ellingworth: 6 Russian race walkers suspended over positive drug tests Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press, bigstory.ap.org, 22 September 2015
External links
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