Mikhail Shchennikov

Mikhail Shchennikov
Shchennikov in 2009
Personal information
Native nameМихаил Анатольевич Щенников
Full nameMikhail Anatolyevich Schchennikov
NationalityRussian
Born24 December 1967
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportMen's athletics
EventRace walking
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union and  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 50 km
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Tokyo 20 km
Silver medal – second place 1997 Athens 20 km
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis 5 km
Gold medal – first place 1989 Budapest 5 km
Gold medal – first place 1991 Seville 5 km
Gold medal – first place 1993 Toronto 5 km
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Helsinki 20 km
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 The Hague 5 km
Gold medal – first place 1990 Glasgow 5 km
Gold medal – first place 1994 Paris 5 km
World Race Walking Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 San José 20 km
Silver medal – second place 1989 L'Hospitalet 20 km
Silver medal – second place 1995 Beijing 20 km

Mikhail Anatolyevich Shchennikov (Russian: Михаил Анатольевич Щенников; born 24 December 1967, in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian race walker.

He was born in Sverdlovsk. His son Georgi Shchennikov is a professional footballer for PFC CSKA Moscow.