Aleksandr Pogorelov (athlete)
Russian decathlete
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Aleksandr Gennadiyevich Pogorelov (Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Погорелов; born 10 January 1980 in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk Oblast) is a Russian decathlete.
Career
In 2016, he was disqualified from the Beijing 2008 Olympics following reanalysis of his samples from the 2008 Olympics, resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance turinabol.[1] His results from 23 August 2008 till 29 February 2010 were annulled.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Russia | ||||
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 8th | Decathlon |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 6th | Heptathlon |
| World Championships | Paris, France | DNF | Decathlon | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 6th | Heptathlon |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 11th | Decathlon | |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | Heptathlon |
| Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 3rd | Decathlon | |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | Decathlon | |
| Décastar | Talence, France | 2nd | Decathlon | |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 6th | Heptathlon |
| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | Decathlon | |
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 2nd | Heptathlon |
| 2008 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 3rd | Decathlon |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | DSQ (4th) | Decathlon | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | DSQ (3rd) | Decathlon |
