Latvian racewalker

Aigars Fadejevs (born December 27, 1975) is a former Latvian athlete, competing in 20:km, 50 km walk and marathon running, and a rehabilitologist for sprinters.

Fadejevs competed in 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing 6th in the 20 km walk and in the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal in 50:km, 2004 Olympics, 50:km 11th, 20:km 9th. He also won a gold medal in the European U23 Championships in 1997, a silver medal in the 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

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.

External links

• Aigars Fadejevs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja (archived) (in Latvian)