Olympedia – Valery Borchin
Biographical information
Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Valery Viktorovich•Borchin |
Used name | Valery•Borchin |
Original name | Валерий Викторович•Борчин |
Born | 11 September 1986 in Povodimovo, Respublika Mordoviya (RUS) |
Measurements | 178 cm / 63 kg |
Affiliations | Russian Army, Mordovia |
NOC | ![]() |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 1 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 0 |
Total | 1 |
Biography
Personal Best: 20kmW – 1-17:38 (2009).
Results
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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2008 Summer Olympics | Athletics | ![]() |
Valery Borchin | |||
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
2012 Summer Olympics | Athletics | ![]() |
Valery Borchin | |||
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic) | DQ |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Championships (0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: 20 km walk)
- Listed in Doping Irregularities at the Olympics (2012 London – 50km walk (DNF) – Retroactively stripped of all his results from 2009 to 2012 for irregularities on his Athlete Biological Passport)