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Nizhegorodov Denis

Personal information

Дата рождения   26-07-1980 Birthplace   Saransk (RUS) Nationality   Russia

Denis Nizhegorodov: world's best race walker on the 50km walk in the early 2000s 
Olympic silver medalist in the 50 km Race walk at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens 
&
Olympic bronze medalist in the 50 km Race walk at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing 
&
Gold medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea
&
4 x Russian champion in the 50 km Race walk, including a national title that in 2004 was crowned with a new, but non homologated, world record: 3 h 35' 29"   
&
Former world record holder of the 50 km Race walk with an astonishing time of 3 h 34' 14" at an average speed of 14.003 km/h

World Athletics news  of 14 June 2004: Denis Nizhegorodov sets 50 km race walk world record !

In Cheboksary, the Russian Race walking capital, Denis Nizhegorodov improved the world 50 km record to 3 h 35' 39".
However, his world record was not recognized due to the absence of a doping control test.
Second behind Nizhegorodov in Russian national championships, was Vladimir Potemin with 3: 39:34

Highlight 

At the IAAF World Race walking Cup in Cheboksary 2008, Denis Nizhegorodov reached a new career highlight by completing the queen's number over 50 km in a new world record: 3 h 34' 14". Hats off, Mr. Nizhegorodov !   

Superhuman Nizhegorodov held the world record over 50 km distance until Yohann Diniz of France broke it in Zurich at the 2014 European Championships.

He ended his great sports career in 2017.

International honors

Olympic Games

Olympic silver medalist 50 km Race walk in Athens (Greece)

Podium Race walk 50 km Athens 2004

1. Robert Korzeniowski (PL)        3 h 38' 46" 
2. Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS)   3 h 42' 50"   
3. Aleksey Voyevodin (RUS)       3 h 43' 34"

Olympic bronze medalist 50 km Race walk in Beijing (CHN)

Podium Race walk 50 km Beijing 2008

1. Alex Schwazer (I)                     3 h 37' 09"    
2. Jared Tallent (AUS)                  3 h 39' 27" 
3. Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS)   3 h 40' 14"  

World Championships 

World champion in the 50 km Race walk in Daegu (South Korea)

Podium Race walk 50 km Daegu 2011 

1. Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS)   3 h 42' 45"   
2. Jared Tallent (AUS)                  3 h 43' 36"  
3. Tianfeng Si (CHN)                    3 h 44' 40"   

Medal record

♦ Olympic Games                   1 x silver / 1 x bronze   
♦ World Championships         1 x gold
  total number of medals     3 

Merits

♦ Former world record holder in the 50 km Race walk with a time of 3 h 34' 14", set in Cheboksary, Russia, in 2008.  

♦ Barriers Race walking 

barrier_1: Race walk 20 km/ 1 h 20'

1 performance under 1 h 20' over 20 km ►1 h 18' 20"   15.319 km/h

barrier_2: Race walk 50 km/ 4 h  

14 performances under 4 hours over 50 km ► best performance   3 h 34' 14"   14.003 km/h  ex-WR

♦ 4 x National champion in the 50km Race walk of the former Soviet Union 

Best memories

My top three unforgettable memories in my career are in descending order:

♦ My victory in the 50 km World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, in 2011, awarded with the prestigious title of << World champion >> ;

♦ My silver medal at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games in the men's 50 km Race walk; 

♦ Setting an absolute world record in the 50 km Race walk at Cheboksary, Russia, in 2008: 
                                               50 km   3 h 34' 14"   14.003 km/h   
It was without doubt the greatest race in my career.

Personal bests

♦  5000 m Race walk   18' 58"   2012   Moscow (RUS)

♦ 10000 m Race walk   xx' xx"   xx,xxx km/h   200x   xxxxxx (xxx)

♦ 20 km Race walk road   1 h 18' 20"   15.319 km/h   2001   Sochi (RUS)      
♦ 20 km    "        "    track   x h xx' xx"   xx,xxx km/h   xxxx   xxxxxx (xxx)

♦ 50 km Race walk road   3 h 34' 14"   14.003 km/h   2008   Cheboksary (RUS)  

 

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