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.

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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

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.

External links

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

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