Aleksey Voyevodin

Aleksey Nikolayevich Voyevodin (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Воеводин) (born August 9, 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.

On August 5, 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 and evidenced systematic doping.

Since 1992, Voyevodin is studying at the Penza State University's Faculty of Institute of Physical Education

International competitions

Representing Russia

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics

References

• Aleksey Voyevodin at World Athletics