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Grigory Rodchenkov

1958 - Today

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Grigory Mikhailovich Rodchenkov (Russian: Григорий Михайлович Родченков; born 24 October 1958) is the former head of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory, the Anti-Doping Center. Rodchenkov is known for his involvement in the state-run doping program in Russia. In November 2015, the Independent Commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) determined that Rodchenkov was "at the heart of the positive drug test coverup", and that he had been directly involved with concealing positive tests and destroying 1,417 urine samples. Rodchenkov made headlines in 2016 after an interview to The New York Times exposing the doping program in Russia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Grigory Rodchenkov is the 2,916th most popular religious figure (down from 2,745th in 2019), the 2,105th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,978th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Russian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Grigory Rodchenkov ranks 2,916 out of 3,187. Before him are Sekhemrekhutawy Khabaw, Henry of Blois, Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, Shalim-ahum, Braulio Rodríguez Plaza, and Sylvester Graham. After him are Paul Grégoire, Zecharias Frankel, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, Olympianus of Byzantium, Catherine Booth, and Deusdedit of Canterbury.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Grigory Rodchenkov ranks 337. Before him are Thomas Reiter, Lisa Loring, Radu Mihăileanu, James C. Collins, Peter Altmaier, and Grigol Vashadze. After him are Christian Danner, Adrian Rawlins, Mauro Maur, Gu Kailai, Apollinaire J. Kyélem de Tambèla, and Harri Kirvesniemi.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Grigory Rodchenkov ranks 2,105 out of 3,761. Before him are Timofey Granovsky (1813), Anatoly Roshchin (1932), Boris Livanov (1904), Stanislav Smirnov (1970), Valentin Gavrilov (1946), and Lev Chugaev (1873). After him are Ivan Rybkin (1946), Gennadiy Seleznyov (1947), Alexander Mitta (1933), Valerian Albanov (1881), Dmitri Anosov (1936), and Viktor Mamatov (1937).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Grigory Rodchenkov ranks 43. Before him are Abraham of Smolensk (1172), Alexius, Metropolitan of Kiev (1290), Nikolay Ilminsky (1822), Herman of Alaska (1756), Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807), and Nilus of Sora (1433). After him are Vissarion (1961), Hilarion (1966), and Rawil Gaynetdin (1959).

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