Aleksey Nikolayevich Voyevodin () (born 9 August 1970 near Penza) is a Russian race walker mainly competing over the 50 km distance. He has one World Championships silver medal, and won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
On 5 August 2008, Voyevodin and training partners Sergey Morozov, Viktor Burayev, and Vladimir Kanaykin, all coached by Viktor Chegin, were banned from competition, following a positive EPO test. The positive tests were conducted in April 2008Russia athletes banned over drugs - BBC Sport. and evidenced systematic doping.
Since 1992, Voyevodin is studying at the Penza State University's Faculty of Institute of Physical EducationБиография Алексея Воеводина на сайте Пензенского государственного университета
International competitions 1995World Race Walking Cup Beijing, China10th50 kmWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden15th50 km1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece10th50 km2000European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany31st50 km4:10:402001European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia6th50 km3:48:51World Championships Edmonton, Canada —50 km2002European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd50 kmWorld Race Walking CupTurin, Italy 1st50 km2003 European Race Walking CupCheboksary, Russia 2nd50 kmWorld Championships Paris, France4th50 km2004World Race Walking CupNaumburg, Germany 1st50 kmOlympic Games Athens, Greece 3rd50 km2005 European Race Walking CupMiskolc, Hungary 1st50 kmWorld Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd50 km2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan —50 km
See also List of doping cases in athletics
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