Denis Nizhegorodov

Denis Nizhegorodov

File:2008 Denis Nizhegorodov.JPG Nizhegorodov in 2008
Medal record Men’s athletics Representing Russia 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

Denis Gennadyevich Nizhegorodov (Russian: Денис Геннадьевич Нижегородов; born July 26, 1980 in Saransk) is a Russian race walker and former world record holder in the 50 km racewalk, with a time of 3:34:14, set in Cheboksary on May 11, 2008.

Achievements

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	20km	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	2nd	50 km	3:42:45

References

• Denis Nizhegorodov profile at IAAF

Records
Preceded by Nathan Deakes	Men's 50 km walk world record holder May 11, 2008 – August 15, 2014	Succeeded by Yohann Diniz