Andrey Plotnikov (Russian: ''Андрей Плотников'', born 12 August 1967) is a Russian

race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ...

, who won the bronze medal in the 50 km race at the 1998 European Championships. He represented his native country at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

International competitions

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European Championships
1967 births Living people Russian male racewalkers Olympic male racewalkers Olympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Russian Athletics Championships winners {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub