Aleksandr Pogorelov (athlete)

Aleksandr Gennadiyevich Pogorelov ({{langx|ru|Александр Геннадьевич Погорелов}}; born 10 January 1980 in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk Oblast) is a Russian decathlete.

Career

In 2016, he was disqualified from the Beijing 2008 Olympics following reanalysis of his samples from the 2008 Olympics, resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substance turinabol.{{cite web|url=https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/IOC/Who-We-Are/Commissions/Disciplinary-Commission/IOC-Disciplinary-Commission-Decision-Alexander-Pogorelov.pdf|title=IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 |publisher=International Olympic Committee|accessdate=21 August 2016}} His results from 23 August 2008 till 29 February 2010 were annulled.

Achievements

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colspan="5"\|Representing {{RUS}}
2002 \|European Championships \|Munich, Germany \|align="center" \| 8th \|Decathlon
rowspan=2\|2003 \|World Indoor Championships \|Birmingham, England \|align="center" \| 6th \|Heptathlon
World Championships \|Paris, France \|bgcolor="lightgreen" align="center" \| DNF \|Decathlon
rowspan=2\|2004 \|World Indoor Championships \|Budapest, Hungary \|align="center" \| 6th \|Heptathlon
Olympic Games \|Athens, Greece \| 11th \|Decathlon
rowspan=4\|2005 \|European Indoor Championships \|Madrid, Spain \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Heptathlon
Hypo-Meeting \|Götzis, Austria \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Decathlon
World Championships \|Helsinki, Finland \|5th \|Decathlon
Décastar \|Talence, France \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Decathlon
rowspan=2\|2006 \|World Indoor Championships \|Moscow, Russia \|6th \|Heptathlon
European Championships \|Gothenburg, Sweden \|4th \|Decathlon
2007 \|European Indoor Championships \|Birmingham, England \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|Heptathlon
rowspan=2\|2008 \|Hypo-Meeting \|Götzis, Austria \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Decathlon
Olympic Games \|Beijing, China \|bgcolor="pink" \|DSQ (4th) \|Decathlon
2009 \|World Championships \|Berlin, Germany \|bgcolor="pink" \| DSQ (3rd) \|Decathlon

colspan="5"|Representing {{RUS}}

2002

|European Championships

|Munich, Germany

|align="center" | 8th

|Decathlon

rowspan=2|2003

|World Indoor Championships

|Birmingham, England

|align="center" | 6th

|Heptathlon

World Championships