Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina, born on 19 January 1985 in Napolnaya Tavla in the Mordovian ASSR, is a Russian coach and former race walker. She won silver in the 20 kilometre walk at the 2006 European Championships, gold at the 2007 World Championships and gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She also won the 20 km walk at the 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, setting a championship record of 1:25:42. She was later disqualified from competition for several years because of doping.
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is a Russian coach and former race walker
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born January 19, 1985
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She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships, the gold medal at the 2007 World Championships, and the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
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is a Russian coach and former race walker
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the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
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the gold medal at the 2007 World Championships
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