Denis Nizhegorodov
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 Nizhegorodov in 2008 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s athletics | ||
Competitor for  Russia
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2004 Athens | 50 km walk |
| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | 50 km walk |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2011 Daegu | 50 km walk |
| World Race Walking Cup | ||
| Gold | 2006 A Coruña | 50 km walk |
| Gold | 2008 Cherboksary | 50 km walk |
Denis Gennadyevich Nizhegorodov (Russian: Денис Геннадьевич Нижегородов; born July 26, 1980 in Saransk) is a Russian race walker and current world record holder in the 50 km racewalk, with a time of 3:34:14, set in Cheboksary on May 11, 2008.
Achievements
| Representing Russia | |||||
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| 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 |
| 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 | DSQ | 50 km | ||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 4th | 50 km | 3:46:57 |
| 2008 | World Race Walking Cup | Cheboksary, Russia | 1st | 50 km | 3:34:14 |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 3rd | 50 km | 3:40:14 | |
| 2009 | European Race Walking Cup | Metz, France | 1st | 50 km | 3:42:47 |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | DNF | 50 km | ||
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 2nd | 50 km | 3:42:45 |
References
- Denis Nizhegorodov profile at IAAF
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Nathan Deakes |
Men's 50 km walk world record holder May 11, 2008 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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