Aleksandr Kornilov (rower)

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kornilov (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Корнилов, also transliterated Alexander, born 12 April 1985) is a Russian rower. He won a gold medal in coxed fours at the 2007 European Championships and a silver in eights in 2016.[1] He placed 11th in the double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2] In May 2016, he became one of 14 Russian athletes implicated in doping following the retesting of urine from the 2008 Olympics. His sample A failed the retest, but these results were not confirmed on his sample B.[3]

Aleksandr Kornilov
Personal information
Birth nameAleksandr Sergeyevich Kornilov
Born12 April 1985 (1985-04-12) (age 39)
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubRussian Army Sports Club
Trud Kolomna
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Poznań Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 2016 Brandenburg Eight

References

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  1. ^ Alexander KORNILOV. worldrowing.com
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Kornilov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ ОКР: допинг-пробы "Б" Нижегородова и Корнилова с ОИ-2008 дали отрицательный результат. tass.ru (3 June 2016)
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