Denis Nizhegorodov

Denis Nizhegorodov (Russian Денис Геннадьевич Нижегородов, English transcription Denis Nizhegorodov, . Born July 26, 1980 in Saransk ) is a Russian -goers.

On 13 June 2004 he sang in Cheboksary with 3:35:29 hrs a world record in the 50- km Walk on, undercutting the old personal best of Poland Robert Korzeniowski by over half a minute. However, the performance of Korzeniowski was still officially listed as a world record because in Cheboksary no drug test was carried out, as required for the recognition of a world record. In December 2006, the Australian Nathan Deakes undercutting Although the world record of Korzeniowski, but Nischegorodows time has not been undercut. 11 May 2008 Denis Nischegorodow presented with a time of 3:34:14 hours at the World Cup in Cheboksary on another world record, which was recognized as a world record.

Denis Nischegorodow was at the 2003 World Championships fifth in 3:38:23 hours, so in the race in which Korzeniowski aufstellte his world record of 3:36:03 hours. Korzeniowski is proved also at the 2004 Olympics to be too strong. Korzeniowski won in 3:38:46 hours before Nischegorodow in 3:42:50 hrs at the World Championships in 2007 he stayed at first behind the leading group, but could make up some places in the final kilometers. After 3:46:57 hours, he finished in fourth place, but was more than two minutes behind bronze medalist Alex Schwaz.

At the World Athletics Championships 2011 in Daegu, he finished in the 50 km walk with a time of 3:42:45 2nd place.

Denis Nischegorodow is 1,80 m tall and weighs 61 kg.

Bests

• 20 km Walking: 1:18:20 Hour (2001)
• 50 km Walking: 3:34:14 Hour (2008)