| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | |
| Full name | Denis Gennadyevich•Nizhegorodov | |
| Used name | Denis•Nizhegorodov | |
| Original name | Денис Геннадьевич•Нижегородов | |
| Born | 26 July 1980 in Saransk, Respublika Mordoviya |  RUS |
| Measurements | 174 cm / 63 kg | |
| Affiliations | TsOP Saransk | |
| NOC | Russian Federation | RUS |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Personal Best: 50kmW – 3-34:14 (2008).
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Athletics | RUS |
Denis Nizhegorodov | |||
| 50 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Athletics | RUS |
Denis Nizhegorodov | |||
| 50 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze |
