Igor Yerokhin

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Igor Yerokhin
Personal information
Native nameИгорь Николаевич Ерохин
Full nameIgor Nikolayevich Yerokhin
Born (1985-09-04) 4 September 1985 (age 39)
Saransk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportAthletics
Event50km race walk

Igor Nikolayevich Yerokhin or Erokhin (Russian: Игорь Николаевич Ерохин, 4 September 1985 in Saransk) is a Russian former race walker. He was a participant of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and finished in 5th place in the 50 kilometres walk.[1] In 2011, he placed second at the European Race Walking Cup.

Career

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Yerokhin competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing but tested positive for prohibited substances and was subsequently disqualified for two years.[2]

In August 2013 the Russian Athletics Federation announced that Yerokhin had received a further ban after abnormal hematological profile indicators were found on his biological passport. He received a life ban and was stripped of all his results since 25 February 2011. This included his 5th-place finish at the 2012 Summer Olympics and his 2nd place at the European Race Walking Cup.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's 50km Race Walk". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. ^ Олимпизм: Дисквалификация восьми российских легкоатлетов утверждена (in Russian). Пекин 2008: XXIX Олимпийские игры. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Russian athlete Igor Yerokhin disqualified for life for violating anti-doping rules (translation from Ukrainian)". hotsport.ua. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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