| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | 20km Walk | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 1:19:01 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | 20km Walk | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 1:19:56 |
| 1 | 20km Walk | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 1:18:41 |
| World Race Walking Challenge | ||||
| 1 | 10km Walk | 2011 | La Corunya, ESP | 38:43 |
| 1 | 20km Walk | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 1:19:56 |
| 1 | 20km Walk | 2011 | Sesto San Giovanni, ITA | 1:19:43 |
| 1 | 20km Walk | 2011 | Rio Maior, POR | 1:18:55 |
| 1 | 10km Walk | 2009 | Krakow, POL | 38:11 |
| 1 | 20km Walk | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 1:18:41 |
| 1 | 20km Walk | 2009 | Wuxi, CHN | 1:19:31 |
| 1 | 20km Walk | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 1:19:01 |
| 10 | 20km Walk | 2012 | Saransk, RUS | 1:21:29 |
Education
Mordovia State Pedagogical Instute, Faculty of Physical Education, Saransk, RUS
Club name
Russian Army, Russia
Coach
Viktor Chegin, Sergey Klimkin, Alexey Desinov (RUS) from 2004 (rusathletics.com, 5 Feb 2012)
Injuries
In 2010 he had a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone in his foot and had to miss that season. (sport-express.ru, 16 Sep 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He took up the sport in 2004. (sovsport.ru, 18 Aug 2008)
Reason for taking up this sport
He was noticed by the well-known Russian coach Viktor Chegin and made fast progress. (sovsport.ru, 18 Aug 2008)
Training
He trains twice a day from Monday to Friday and once a day on Saturday and Sunday. He has only one day off training every two weeks. (sport-express.ru, 16 Sep 2011)
Awards
After winning gold in the 20km race walk at the 2011 World Championships, he was named the Best Male Athlete of the Year in Russian athletics. (itar-tass.com, 29 Dec 2011)
In 2009 he was named the Best Male Athlete of the Year in Russia. (rusathletics.com, 31 Jul 2010)
He holds the national sports title of an Honoured Master of Sport and was decorated with the Order of Friendship after winning Olympic gold in 2008. (infosport.ru, 2009)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
