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Name
  
German Skurygin


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Died
  
November 28, 2008, Izhevsk, Russia

German Anatolyevich Skurygin (Russian: Герман Анатольевич Скурыгин; September 15, 1963 – November 28, 2008) was a Russian race walker. He was born in Vutno.

German Skurygin German SKURYGIN 2003 World Champs 50km Walk silver medal Russia

Biography

He originally won a gold medal at the 1999 World Championships, but later lost it due to doping. He was suspended from 1999 to 2001. Like dozens of other elite Russian race walkers suspended for doping, he was coached by Viktor Chegin. He died of a heart attack at 45.

References

German Skurygin Wikipedia