# Sergey Kirdyapkin

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Russian race walker

In this name that follows [East Slavic naming customs](/source/East_Slavic_naming_customs), the [patronymic](/source/Patronymic) is *Alexandrovich* and the [family name](/source/Surname) is *Kirdyapkin*.

Sergey Kirdyapkin Sergey Kirdyapkin at the meetion of Russian 2012 Summer Olympics medalists with the President of Russia on August 16, 2012 Personal information Born (1980-01-16) 16 January 1980 (age 46) Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Weight 54 kg (119 lb) Sport Country Russia Sport Athletics Event 50 km Race Walk

**Sergey Alexandrovich Kirdyapkin** ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Кирдя́пкин; born 18 June 1980, in [Insar](/source/Insar%2C_Insarsky_District%2C_Republic_of_Mordovia), [Mordovia](/source/Mordovia)) is a Russian [race walker](/source/Race_walking).

## Career

Kirdyapkin originally won the gold medal in the [50 km walk](/source/Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_50_kilometres_walk) at the [2012 London Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) with an Olympic record time 3:35:59.

He also won two gold medals in the 50 km walk at the [2005 World Championships](/source/2005_World_Championships_in_Athletics_-_Men's_50_km_Walk) in a personal best time of 3:38:08 hours and at the [2009 World Championships](/source/2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_50_kilometres_walk), finishing in 3:38:35, his second fastest ever time.[1]

He is coached by [Viktor Chegin](/source/Viktor_Chegin), who also coaches racewalk world champions [Valeriy Borchin](/source/Valeriy_Borchin) and [Olga Kaniskina](/source/Olga_Kaniskina).[2]

### Disqualification

Kirdyapkin was stripped of the 2012 Olympic gold medal in the [50 km walk](/source/Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_50_kilometres_walk), by decision of the [Court of Arbitration](/source/Court_of_Arbitration_for_Sport) published 24 March 2016, due to doping violations. Due to these doping violations, he was given a three-year-and-two-month ban from athletic competition, backdated to 15 October 2012, allowing him time to still qualify for the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics).[3] However, Russia did not compete in athletics at the 2016 Olympics, due to the suspension of the governing body, the [IAAF](/source/International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations), due to widespread doping.[4]

Kirdyapkin's coach, Viktor Chegin, has been embroiled in doping controversy during his whole career and this has passed much suspicion onto Kirdyapkin. Chegin has coached no less than 30 athletes that have failed doping tests.[5] On 20 January 2015 Kirdyapkin was disqualified for 3 years and 2 months starting from 15 October 2012, and all his results between 20 July 2009 and 20 September 2009, between 29 June 2010 and 29 August 2011, as well as between 17 December 2011 and 11 June 2012 (which include a world championship gold) were annulled.[6]

On March 25, 2015, the IAAF filed an appeal with the [Court of Arbitration](/source/Court_of_Arbitration_for_Sport) in [Lausanne, Switzerland](/source/Lausanne%2C_Switzerland), suggesting inappropriate selective disqualification periods were attributed by RUSADA, which alludes to but is not specified in the public announcement, the strange gap between Kirdyapkin's suspension dates allowing him to keep his Olympic Gold Medal.[7] As of April 16, the IAAF have not changed the results of the World Cup victory,[8] which would fall under the existing RUSADA suspension period.

## Personal life

Kirdyapkin is married to fellow racewalker [Anisya Kirdyapkina](/source/Anisya_Kirdyapkina).

## Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Russia 2005 European Race Walking Cup Miskolc, Hungary 2nd 50 km 3:41:11 1st Team - 50 km 6 pts World Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 50 km 3:38:08 2006 World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 49th 50 km 4:23:27 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan — 50 km DNF 2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 6th 50 km 3:48:29 Olympic Games Beijing, China — 50 km DNF 2009 European Race Walking Cup Metz, France DSQ 50 km DNF World Championships Berlin, Germany DSQ 50 km 3:38:35 2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain DSQ 50 km DNF 2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea DSQ 50 km DNF 2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia DSQ 50 km 3:38:08 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom DSQ 50 km 3:35:59

- Following the decision of the [Court of Arbitration for Sport](/source/Court_of_Arbitration_for_Sport), published 24 March 2016,[9] IAAF have indicated that in addition to immediately stripping Kirdyapkin of results under their control, they have also instructed the IOC to strip him of his result in the Olympic Games.[10] As such [Jared Tallent](/source/Jared_Tallent) becomes the 2012 Olympic champion.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Final_1-0)** Mulkeen, Jon (21 August 2009). [Event Report - Men's 50km Race Walk - Final](http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=108/newsid=53738.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090826115306/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D108/newsid%3D53738.html) 26 August 2009 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). [IAAF](/source/International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations). Retrieved 25 August 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Powell, David (21 August 2009). ["Kirdyapkin clinches three-for-three for coach Chegin"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090826115344/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=114/newsid=53786.html). IAAF. Archived from [the original](http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=114/newsid=53786.html) on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["3 Russian Olympic champion race walkers banned for doping"](https://news.yahoo.com/3-russian-olympic-race-walk-champs-suspended-doping-121056521--spt.html). [Yahoo! News](/source/Yahoo!_News). [AP](/source/Associated_Press). 20 January 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Ellingworth, James (28 February 2016). ["Russia's world-beating walkers return doping bans"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160229115036/http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/6d8b4e0366594f288ce2c7a2d24653e2/russias-world-beating-walkers-return-doping-bans). Archived from [the original](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/6d8b4e0366594f288ce2c7a2d24653e2/russias-world-beating-walkers-return-doping-bans) on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["О предварительном расследовании возможных нарушений антидопинговых правил в отношении спортсменов, выступающих в дисциплине спортивная ходьба, и персонала спортсменов | РУСАДА"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140725023840/http://www.rusada.ru/press/news/o-predvaritelnom-rassledovanii-vozmozhnykh-narushenii-antidopingovykh-pravil-v-otnoshenii). Archived from [the original](http://www.rusada.ru/press/news/o-predvaritelnom-rassledovanii-vozmozhnykh-narushenii-antidopingovykh-pravil-v-otnoshenii) on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.. [RUSADA](/source/RUSADA). Retrieved on 15 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Информация о дисквалификации: легкая атлетика"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150120155510/http://www.rusada.ru/press/news/informatsiya-o-diskvalifikatsii-legkaya-atletika-39) (in Russian). Russian Anti-Doping Agency. 20 January 2015. Archived from [the original](http://www.rusada.ru/press/news/informatsiya-o-diskvalifikatsii-legkaya-atletika-39) on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["IAAF appeals six decisions recently made by RUSADA"](http://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/russian-doping-appeal-rusada). IAAF. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["50 Kilometres Race Walk Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151010031501/http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-race-walking-cup/2012/iaaf-world-race-walking-cup-2012-4666/men/50-kilometres-race-walk/final/result). Archived from [the original](http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-race-walking-cup/2012/iaaf-world-race-walking-cup-2012-4666/men/50-kilometres-race-walk/final/result) on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [\[1\]](http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Release_announce_decision.pdf) (PDF) Retrieved 24 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["IAAF Statement on IAAF v RUSADA case"](http://www.iaaf.org/news/press-release/statement-cas-russian-athletes) (Press release). IAAF. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

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v t e World champions in men's 35 km and 50 km race walk 50 km 1976: Veniamin Soldatenko (URS) 1983: Ronald Weigel (GDR) 1987: Hartwig Gauder (GDR) 1991: Aleksandr Potashov (URS) 1993: Jesús Ángel García (ESP) 1995: Valentin Kononen (FIN) 1997: Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 1999: Ivano Brugnetti (ITA) 2001: Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 2003: Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 2005: Sergey Kirdyapkin (RUS) 2007: Nathan Deakes (AUS) 2009: Trond Nymark (NOR) 2011: Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS) 2013: Robert Heffernan (IRL) 2015: Matej Tóth (SVK) 2017: Yohann Diniz (FRA) 2019: Yusuke Suzuki (JPN) 35 km 2022: Massimo Stano (ITA) 2023: Álvaro Martín (ESP) 2025: Evan Dunfee (CAN)

v t e Men's IAAF World Race Walking Cup champions 20 kilometres 1961–1963: Ken Matthews (GBR) 1965: Dieter Lindner (GDR) 1967: Nikolay Smaga (URS) 1970–1973: Hans-Georg Reimann (GDR) 1975: Karl-Heinz Stadtmüller (GDR) 1977–1979: Daniel Bautista (MEX) 1981: Ernesto Canto (MEX) 1983: Jozef Pribilinec (TCH) 1985: José Marín (ESP) 1987: Carlos Mercenario (MEX) 1989: Frants Kostyukevich (URS) 1991: Mikhail Shchennikov (URS) 1993: Daniel García (MEX) 1995: Li Zewen (CHN) 1997: Jefferson Pérez (ECU) 1999: Bernardo Segura (MEX) 2002–2004: Jefferson Pérez (ECU) 2006–2008: Paquillo Fernández (ESP) 2010: Wang Hao (CHN) 2012: Wang Zhen (CHN) 2014: Ruslan Dmytrenko (UKR) 2016: Wang Zhen (CHN) 2018: Koki Ikeda (JPN) 50 kilometres 1961: Abdon Pamich (ITA) 1963: István Havasi (HUN) 1965–1970: Christoph Höhne (GDR) 1973: Bernd Kannenberg (FRG) 1975: Yevgeniy Lyungin (URS) 1977: Raúl González (MEX) 1979: Martín Bermúdez (MEX) 1981–1983: Raúl González (MEX) 1985: Hartwig Gauder (GDR) 1987: Ronald Weigel (GDR) 1989: Simon Baker (AUS) 1991–1993: Carlos Mercenario (MEX) 1995: Zhao Yongsheng (CHN) 1997: Jesús Ángel García (ESP) 1999: Sergey Korepanov (KAZ) 2002–2004: Aleksey Voyevodin (RUS) 2006–2008: Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS) 2010: Matej Tóth (SVK) 2012: Sergey Kirdyapkin (RUS) 2014: Mikhail Ryzhov (RUS) 2016: Jared Tallent (AUS) 2018: Hirooki Arai (JPN)

v t e World Best Year Performance in men's race walking 20 km walk 1980: Domingo Colín (MEX) 1981: Dave Smith (AUS) 1982: Willi Sawall (AUS) 1983: Jozef Pribilinec (TCH) 1984: Ernesto Canto (MEX) 1985: Dave Smith (AUS) 1986: Reima Salonen (FIN) 1987: Axel Noack (GDR) 1988: Mikhail Shchennikov (URS) 1989: Yevgeniy Misyulya (URS) 1990: Pavol Blažek (TCH) 1991: Aleksandr Pershin (URS) 1992: Stefan Johansson (SWE) 1993: Bernardo Segura (MEX) 1994: Bernardo Segura (MEX) 1995: Vladimir Andreyev (RUS) 1996: Yevgeniy Misyulya (BLR) 1997: Jefferson Pérez (ECU) 1998: Vladimir Andreyev (RUS) 1999: Julio René Martínez (GUA) 2000: Roman Rasskazov (RUS) 2001: Dmitriy Yesipchuk (RUS) 2002: Paquillo Fernández (ESP) 2003: Jefferson Pérez (ECU) 2004: Vladimir Stankin (RUS) 2005: Nathan Deakes (AUS) 2006: Li Gaobo (CHN) 2007: Vladimir Kanaykin (RUS) 2008: Sergey Morozov (RUS) 2009: Valeriy Borchin (RUS) 2010: Alex Schwazer (ITA) 2011: Wang Zhen (CHN) 2012: Alex Schwazer (ITA) 2013: Petr Trofimov (RUS) 2014: Yusuke Suzuki (JPN) 2015: Yusuke Suzuki (JPN) 2016: Eiki Takahashi (JPN) 2017: Wang Kaihua (CHN) 2018: Sergey Shirobokov (RUS) 2019: Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN) 2020: Toshikazu Yamanishi (JPN) 2021: Wang Kaihua (CHN) 2022: Vasiliy Mizinov (ANA) 50 km walk 1980: José Marín (ESP) 1981: Uwe Dünkel (GDR) 1982: Ronald Weigel (GDR) 1983: José Marín (ESP) 1984: Ronald Weigel (GDR) 1985: Andrey Perlov (URS) 1986: Ronald Weigel (GDR) 1987: Andrey Perlov (URS) 1988: Vyacheslav Ivanenko (URS) 1989: Andrey Perlov (URS) 1990: Aleksandr Potashov (URS) 1991: Carlos Mercenario (MEX) 1992: Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 1993: Jesús Ángel García (ESP) 1994: Valentí Massana (ESP) 1995: Zhao Yongsheng (CHN) 1996: Thierry Toutain (FRA) 1997: Jesús Ángel García (ESP) 1998: Andrey Plotnikov (RUS) 1999: Sergey Korepanov (KAZ) 2000: Valeriy Spitsyn (RUS) 2001: Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 2002: Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 2003: Robert Korzeniowski (POL) 2004: Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS) 2005: Yu Chaohong (CHN) 2006: Nathan Deakes (AUS) 2007: Alex Schwazer (ITA) 2008: Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS) 2009: Sergey Kirdyapkin (RUS) 2010: Yohann Diniz (FRA) 2011: Sergey Bakulin (RUS) 2012: Sergey Kirdyapkin (RUS) 2013: Robert Heffernan (IRL) 2014: Yohann Diniz (FRA) 2015: Matej Tóth (SVK) 2016: Yohann Diniz (FRA) 2017: Yohann Diniz (FRA) 2018: Tomohiro Noda (JPN) 2019: Masatora Kawano (JPN) 2020: Matej Tóth (SVK) 2021: Satoshi Maruo (JPN) 2022: Resham Midhun (IND)

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