Aleksey Voyevodin
Aleksey Nikolayevich Voyevodin (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Воеводин) (born August 9, 1970 near Penza) is a Russian race walker mainly competing over the 50 km distance. He has one World Championships silver medal, and won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
On August 5, 2008, Voyevodin and training partners Sergey Morozov, Viktor Burayev, and Vladimir Kanaykin, all coached by Viktor Chegin, were banned from competition, following a positive EPO test. The positive tests were conducted in April 2008[1] and evidenced systematic doping.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Russia | |||||
| 1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, PR China | 10th | 50 km | |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 15th | 50 km | ||
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 10th | 50 km | |
| 2000 | European Race Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 31st | 50 km | 4:10:40 |
| 2001 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 6th | 50 km | 3:48:51 |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | — | 50 km | DNF | |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 2nd | 50 km | |
| World Race Walking Cup | Turin, Italy | 1st | 50 km | ||
| 2003 | European Race Walking Cup | Cheboksary, Russia | 2nd | 50 km | |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 50 km | ||
| 2004 | World Race Walking Cup | Naumburg, Germany | 1st | 50 km | |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 50 km | ||
| 2005 | European Race Walking Cup | Miskolc, Hungary | 1st | 50 km | |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 50 km | ||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | — | 50 km | DNF |
External links
- Aleksey Voyevodin profile at IAAF
References
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