Aleksey Voyevodin
Russian race walker
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Aleksey Nikolayevich Voyevodin (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Воеводин) (born 9 August 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.
Medal record
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On 5 August 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.
Since 1992, Voyevodin is studying at the Penza State University's Faculty of Institute of Physical Education[2]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, 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 |
