Aug 16 (Reuters) - Factbox on Valeriy Borchin of Russia who won
the Olympic gold medal in the men's 20km walk on Saturday.
Age: 21 (date of birth: Sep 11, 1986)
Career achievements:
Silver medallist, 2006 European Championships, 20km walk
Russia's walking team was hit in the build-up to the
Olympics by positive dope tests. Vladimir Kanaikin, one of the
favourites for gold, was suspended from the Games after a
positive test. Two other leading walkers, Viktor Burayev and
Alexei Voevodin, also tested positive but had not made the team
for Beijing.
(Compiled by Nigel Hunt, Editing by Padraic Halpin)
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