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Aigars Fadejevs

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Aigars Fadejevs (27 December 1975 – 17 December 2024) was a Latvian athlete, competing in 20 km, 50 km walk, and marathon running, and a physiotherapist for sprinters and other athletes. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 50 km race walk, and was named the Latvian Sportsperson of the Year in 2000.

Biography

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Aigars Fadejevs was born 27 December 1975 in Valka, Latvia.[1] He was a champion junior race walker, winning the European U23 Championships in 1997.[1]

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.[2]

Fadejevs quit race walking in 2004 and competed as a marathon runner. He almost qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.[3] He worked as a sports therapist, working with Latvian Olympians and international athletes from other disciplines including Kobe Bryant.[4][5]

His personal records are 1:19:36 in the 20 km walk, 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.

In 2017, he revealed in an interview that he had experienced depression and fell into alcoholism at the end of his career, but was working to overcome these challenges.[6]

Fadejevs died on 17 December 2024, at the age of 48.[7][8]

Achievements

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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

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  1. ^ a b "48 gadu vecumā mūžībā devies olimpiskais medaļnieks Aigars Fadejevs". Vieglatlētika (in Latvian). 17 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Miris kādreizējais Latvijas soļotājs un olimpiskais vicečempions Aigars Fadejevs". tv3.lv (in Latvian). 17 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Viņsaulē devies olimpiskais medaļnieks soļošanā Aigars Fadejevs". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ^ "48 gadu vecumā mūžībā devies izcilais soļotājs un olimpisko spēļu sudraba godalgas ieguvējs Aigars Fadejevs". jauns.lv (in Latvian). 17 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Fizioterapeits Fadejevs: Ar Kobi Braientu strādāju nepilnus divus mēnešus". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Vēl viena nelaime Latvijas sportā - miris soļotājs Aigars Fadejevs". www.1188.lv (in Latvian). 17 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Mūžībā devies Sidnejas olimpisko spēļu vicečempions soļošanā Fadejevs". Delfi. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Pēkšņi 48 gadu vecumā miris vieglatlēts Aigars Fadejevs: Viņa dzīve strauji apstājās". www.santa.lv. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

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