Mikhail Shchennikov

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

Mikhail Shchennikov

Shchennikov in 2009
Personal information
Native name	Михаил Анатольевич Щенников
Full name	Mikhail Anatolyevich Schchennikov
Nationality	Russian
Born	24 December 1967 Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Men's athletics
Event	Race walking
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union and  Russia Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 50 km World Championships 1991 Tokyo 20 km 1997 Athens 20 km World Indoor Championships 1987 Indianapolis 5 km 1989 Budapest 5 km 1991 Seville 5 km 1993 Toronto 5 km European Championships 1994 Helsinki 20 km European Indoor Championships 1989 The Hague 5 km 1990 Glasgow 5 km 1994 Paris 5 km World Race Walking Cup 1991 San José 20 km 1989 L'Hospitalet 20 km 1995 Beijing 20 km

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

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	10,000m	40:38.01
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	1st	5000 m	18:27.79 = CR
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	6th	20 km	1:20:47
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	5000 m	18:27.10 = CR
	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	1st	5000 m	18:35.60 = CR
	World Race Walking Cup	L'Hospitalet, Spain	2nd	20 km	1:20:34
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	1st	5000 m	19:00.62
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	—	20 km	DNF
	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	2nd	20,000 m	1:23:22.34
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	5000 m	18:23.55 = CR
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	20 km	1:19:46
	World Race Walking Cup	San Jose, United States	1st	20 km	1:20:43
Representing  Unified Team
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	12th	20 km	1:27:17
Representing  Russia
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	1st	5000 m	18:32.10
	World Race Walking Cup	Monterrey, Mexico	5th	20 km	1:24:49
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	—	20 km	DQ
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	1st	5000 m	18:34.32
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	20 km	1:18:45
1995	World Race Walking Cup	Beijing, China	2nd	20 km	1:19:58
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	20 km	1:22:16
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	7th	20 km	1:21:09
			2nd	50 km	3:43:46 = PB
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	20 km	1:21:53
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	—	20 km	DNF

External links

• Mikhail Shchennikov at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Axel Noack	Men's 20 km walk world record holder July 30, 1988 – May 26, 1990	Succeeded by Andrey Perlov