Aigars Fadejevs

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Aigars Fadejevs (born December 27, 1975) is a former

50 km walk
and marathon running, and a rehabilitologist for sprinters.

Fadejevs competed in

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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

  • 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.

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