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Valeriy Borchin

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Valeriy Borchin is the 2,678th most popular athlete (up from 3,212th in 2024), the 2,699th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,967th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Valeriy Borchin ranks 2,681 out of 6,025. Before him are Steffi Martin, Abel Antón, Constantina Diță, Liu Hong, Vladimir Muravyov, Andrea Henkel, Milena Duchková, Michele Mitchell, and Alexander Wilson. After him are John Ngugi, Mehmet Akif Pirim, and Addis Abebe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Valeriy Borchin ranks 333. Before him are Mohombi, Nick Aldis, Henrique, Bojan Jokić, Stéphane Mbia, and Ireen Wüst. After him are Nobuhiko Okamoto, Christina Perri, Raviv Ullman, Dayron Robles, Zlata Ognevich, and Brittany Snow.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Valeriy Borchin ranks 2,702 out of 3,761. Before him are Alisa Galliamova (1972), Svetlana Ishmouratova (1972), Yevgeny Zinichev (1966), Sergei Tiviakov (1973), Yuliya Pechonkina (1978), Vadim Repin (1971), Rawil Gaynetdin (1959), Eva Rivas (1987), and Marina Logvinenko (1961). After him are Sultan Ibragimov (1975), Arsen Fadzaev (1962), and Yuliya Snigir (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Valeriy Borchin ranks 153. Before him are Natalya Pechonkina (1946), Svetlana Krivelyova (1969), Svetlana Feofanova (1980), Yuriy Tyukalov (1930), Svetlana Ishmouratova (1972), and Yuliya Pechonkina (1978). After him are Olga Chernyavskaya (1963), Alexander Melentyev (1954), Grigory Kiriyenko (1965), Irina Belova (1968), Olimpiada Ivanova (1970), and Irina Kalinina (1959).

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