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Native name | Игорь Николаевич Ерохин |
Full name | Igor Nikolayevich Yerokhin |
Born | Saransk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 4 September 1985
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
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Country | Russia |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 50km race walk |
Igor Nikolayevich Yerokhin or Erokhin ( Russian: Игорь Николаевич Ерохин, 4 September 1985 in Saransk) is a Russian former race walker. He was a participant of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and finished in 5th place in the 50 kilometres walk. [1] In 2011, he placed second at the European Race Walking Cup.
Yerokhin competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing but tested positive for prohibited substances and was subsequently disqualified for two years. [2]
In August 2013 the Russian Athletics Federation announced that Yerokhin had received a further ban after abnormal hematological profile indicators were found on his biological passport. He received a life ban and was stripped of all his results since 25 February 2011. This included his 5th-place finish at the 2012 Summer Olympics and his 2nd place at the European Race Walking Cup. [3]