Aigars Fadejevs
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Aigars Fadejevs (born December 27, 1975) is a former Latvian athlete, competing in 20 km, 50 km walk and marathon running, and a rehabilitologist for sprinters.
Fadejevs competed in 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing 6th in the 20 km walk and in the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in 50 km, 2004 Olympics, 50 km 11th, 20 km 9th. He also won a gold medal in the European U23 Championships in 1997, a silver medal in the 1998 European Championships at the 20 km distance, and finished 4th in 50 km at the World Championships in Edmonton in 2001.
Fadejevs quit race walking 2004 and competed as a marathon runner, He almost qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He currently works as a sports therapist.
His personal records are 1:19:36 in the 20 km walk and 3:43:18 in the 50 km walk, and 2:18:19 in the marathon. He also holds the unofficial world record of 58:23 in the rare 15 km walk distance.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Latvia | |||||
1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | — | 10,000m | DQ |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 17th | 20 km | 1:26.06 | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 6th | 20 km | 1:20:47 |
1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 1st | 20 km | 1:19:58 |
1998 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 3rd | 20 km | 1:20:44 |
European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 20 km | 1:21:25 | |
2000 | European Race Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 6th | 20 km | 1:20:18 |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 14th | 20 km | 1:22:43 | |
2nd | 50 km | 3:43:40 | |||
2001 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | 8th | 20 km | 1:20:51 |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | — | 20 km | DNF | |
2008 | Valmiera Marathon | Valmiera, Latvia | 1st | Marathon | 2:19:57 |
References
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aigars Fadejevs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
External links
[edit]- Aigars Fadejevs at World Athletics
- Aigars Fadejevs at Olympedia (archive)
- Aigars Fadejevs at Olympics.com
- Aigars Fadejevs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Valka
- Olympic athletes for Latvia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Latvia
- Latvian male racewalkers
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Latvian male marathon runners
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Latvian people of Russian descent
- Latvian athletics biography stubs