Aleksandr Gennadiyevich Pogorelov (; 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. His results from 23 August 2008 till 29 February 2010 were annulled.
Achievements Representing 2002European Championships Munich, Germany 8thDecathlon2003World Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 6thHeptathlonWorld Championships Paris, France DNFDecathlon2004World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 6thHeptathlonOlympic Games Athens, Greece 11thDecathlon2005European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2ndHeptathlonHypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 3rdDecathlonWorld Championships Helsinki, Finland5thDecathlonDécastar Talence, France 2ndDecathlon2006World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia6thHeptathlonEuropean Championships Gothenburg, Sweden4thDecathlon2007European Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 2ndHeptathlon2008Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 3rdDecathlonOlympic Games Beijing, ChinaDSQ (4th)Decathlon2009World Championships Berlin, Germany DSQ (3rd)Decathlon
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