Denis Nizhegorodov
Nizhegorodov in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 July 1980 (age 44) Saransk, Russia |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Russia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Race walking |
| Club | TsOP Saransk |
| Retired | 2013 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 50 km walk – 3:34:14 (2008) |
Medal record | |
Denis Gennadyevich Nizhegorodov (Russian: Денис Геннадьевич Нижегородов; born 26 July 1980) is a retired Russian race walker. Between 2008 and 2014 he held the world record over 50 km distance, with a time of 3:34:14. He competed in this event at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and won a silver and a bronze medal, respectively.
In May 2016, Nizhegorodov became one of 14 Russian athletes implicated in doping following the retesting of urine from the 2008 Olympic Games. His sample A failed the retest, but these results were not confirmed on his sample B.