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
Born	26 July 1980 (1980-07-26) (age 45) Saransk, Russia
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Race walking
Club	TsOP Saransk
Retired	2013[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best	50 km walk – 3:34:14 (2008)[2]
Medal record Olympic Games 2004 Athens 50 km walk 2008 Beijing 50 km walk World Championships 2011 Daegu 50 km walk World Race Walking Cup 2006 A Coruña 50 km walk 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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