Valeriy Borchin

Valeriy Borchin
Borchin at 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.
Personal information
Full nameValeriy Viktorovich Borchin
Born (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986
Povadimovo, Dubyonsky District, Mordovian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportMen's athletics
Event
20km Race Walk
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing 20 km walk
European Championships
2006 Gothenburg 20 km walk

Valeriy Viktorovich Borchin (Russian: Вале́рий Ви́кторович Бо́рчин; born 11 September 1986) is a race walker from Russia who won the 2008 Olympic gold medal and was World champion over the 20 km distance. His World Championship was retroactively stripped in 2015 due to doping.

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