Denis Nizhegorodov

Denis Nizhegorodov
Nizhegorodov in 2008
Personal information
Born26 July 1980 (1980-07-26) (age 44)
Saransk, Russia
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
ClubTsOP Saransk
Retired2013[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best50 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 place 2011 Daegu 50 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

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]

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