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Olga Kaniskina

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Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina (Russian: О́льга Никола́евна Кани́ськина; born January 19, 1985 in Napolnaya Tavla, Kochkurovsky District, Mordovian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian coach and former race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships, the gold medal at the 2007 World Championships, and the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She also won the 20 km walk at the 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, setting a Championship record of 1:25:42. She was disqualified from several years of competition due to doping. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). Olga Kaniskina is the 3,165th most popular athlete (down from 3,163rd in 2024), the 2,886th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,944th in 2019) and the 188th most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Olga Kaniskina ranks 3,165 out of 6,025. Before her are Lilia Vaygina-Efremova, Nicola Vizzoni, Moses Tanui, Henrik Christiansen, Jean-Christophe Rolland, and Beatrice Chebet. After her are Ingo Spelly, Simmone Jacobs, Nicole Uphoff, Aleksandar Šoštar, Harald Winkler, and Athing Mu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Olga Kaniskina ranks 482. Before her are Aries Merritt, Mauro Boselli, Kayla Ewell, Lee Da-hee, Túlio de Melo, and Park Soo-jin. After her are Shoko Nakagawa, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Kris Humphries, Misaki Amano, Luke Mitchell, and Edurne.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Olga Kaniskina ranks 2,886 out of 3,761. Before her are Inna Lasovskaya (1969), Sergei Rublevsky (1974), Mariya Lasitskene (1993), Mikhail Shtalenkov (1965), Mikhail Devyatyarov (1959), and Lilia Vaygina-Efremova (1977). After her are Evgenia Shishkova (1972), Khetag Gazyumov (1983), Igor Polyansky (1967), Olga Danilova (1970), Yelena Podkaminskaya (1979), and Nikolay Pimenov (null).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Olga Kaniskina ranks 188. Before her are Anna Biryukova (1967), Alina Ivanova (1969), Andrejus Zadneprovskis (1974), Inna Lasovskaya (1969), Mariya Lasitskene (1993), and Lilia Vaygina-Efremova (1977). After her are Nikolay Pimenov (null), Mariya Abakumova (1986), Olena Petrova (1972), Anvar Ibragimov (1965), Olga Zaitseva (1978), and Olga Yegorova (1972).

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