Roman Rasskazov
Roman Vladimirovich Rasskasow (Russian Роман Владимирович Рассказов, English transcription Roman Rasskazov, . Born April 28, 1979 in Kowylkino, Mordovia ) is a Russian -goers. He became world champion over 20 km Walk 2001.
Roman Rasskasow had become 1998 World Junior Champion in the 10,000 m track walking. From 1999 to 2001 he was Russian Champion in 20 km walk. In 2000, he presented with 1:17:46 hours the world record on the 20 -kilometer route, and was at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney in 1:20:57 hours sixth.
At the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton four Russian -goers were at the start, because the defending champion Ilya Markov qualified automatically. While Vladimir Andreyev was disqualified, the other three could deduct from the field and came together at the stadium. In the target novel Rasskasow had with 1:20:31 hours an extremely narrow lead on Ilya Markov ( 1:20:33 ) and the eighteen- year-old Viktor Burajew ( 1:20:36 ). Fourth was the Australians Nathan Deakes in 1:20:55 hours
Two years later at the 2003 World Championships in Paris goers had exceptionally relatively cool temperatures, so that six of the ten winners were able to improve their personal records. Jefferson Perez from Ecuador was new world record in 1:17:21 hours. He undercut the old Best of the Spaniard Francisco Javier Fernández by one second. Fernández was in 1:18:00 hours Second and Rasskasow lay with 1:18:07 hours in third place just a few meters behind the Spaniard.
At a height of 1.86 m Rasskasows competition weight is 64 kg.