Aleksandr Pogorelov (athlete)
Appearance
Aleksandr Gennadiyevich Pogorelov (Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Погорелов; born 10 January 1980 in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk Oblast) is a Russian decathlete.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
External links
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Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Russian decathletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Russia
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Doping cases in athletics
- Russian sportspeople in doping cases
- Sportspeople from Kursk Oblast
- Russian athletics biography stubs