Nikita Andreyevich Morgachyov (Russian: Никита Андреевич Моргачёв, born 3 May 1981) is a Russian rower. Competing in the quadruple sculls he won the 2007 European title and placed seventh-eighth at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.[1] He was disqualified from the 2016 Games after his teammate Sergey Fedorovtsev failed a drug test in 2016. Morgachyov won two more medals at the 2014–2015 European championships in the eighth.[2] He was removed from the squad for the 2020 Olympics after failing a drugs test.[3]
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| Born | 3 May 1981 (age 43) Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Krasnyi Oktyabr | |||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Nikita Morgachyov. sports-reference.com
- ^ Четверка российских гребцов отстранена от участия в ОИ-2016. tass.ru (1 July 2016)
- ^ "Two Russian rowers out of Olympics after failing drug tests". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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