Valeriy Borchin

Valeriy Borchin
Borchin at 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.
Personal information
Full nameValeriy Viktorovich Borchin
Born (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986 (age 38)
Povadimovo, Dubyonsky District, Mordovian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportMen's athletics
Event20km Race Walk
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 20 km walk
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Gothenburg 20 km walk

Valeriy Viktorovich Borchin (Russian: Вале́рий Ви́кторович Бо́рчин; born 11 September 1986) is a race walker from Russia who won the 2008 Olympic gold medal and was World champion over the 20 km distance.[1] His World Championship was retroactively stripped in 2015 due to doping.

  1. ^ Valeriy Borchin. Sports-Reference. Retrieved 2011-04-10.