Sergey Kirdyapkin
Sergey Kirdyapkin at the meetion of Russian 2012 Summer Olympics medalists with the President of Russia on August 16, 2012 |
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| Born |
(1980-01-16) January 16, 1980 |
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| Height |
1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
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| Weight |
54 kg (119 lb) |
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 Russia |
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| Sport |
Athletics |
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| Event(s) |
50km Race Walk |
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Sergey Alexandrovich Kirdyapkin (Russian: Серге́й Александрович Кирдяпкин, born 18 June 1980 in Insar, Mordovia) is a Russian race walker.
Kirdyapkin won the gold medal in the 50 km walk at the 2012 London Olympics with an Olympic record time 3:35:59.
He also won two gold medals in the 50 km walk at the 2005 World Championships in a personal best time of 3:38:08 hours and at the 2009 World Championships, finishing in 3:38:35, his second fastest ever time.[1]
He is married to fellow racewalker Anisya Kirdyapkina. He is coached by Viktor Chegin, who also coaches racewalk world champions Valeriy Borchin and Olga Kaniskina.[2]
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| Name |
Kirdyapkin, Sergey |
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| Short description |
Athletics (sport) competitor |
| Date of birth |
1980-06-18 |
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