page_title: Olga Kaniskina
section_title: International competitions
hierarchical_section_title: Olga Kaniskina / International competitions
caption_attribution_description: English: Olga Kaniskina in Kremlin Русский: Ольга Каниськина в Кремле
context_page_description: Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina is a Russian coach and former race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships, the gold medal at the 2007 World Championships, and the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She also won the 20 km walk at the 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, setting a Championship record of 1:25:42. She was disqualified from several years of competition due to doping.
caption: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev awarding Olga Kaniskina in Moscow Kremlin in 2009.
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