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Dmitriy Gaag

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Dmitriy Gaag
Personal information
Native nameДмитрий Владимирович Гааг
Full nameDmitry Vladimirovich Gaag
Born21 March 1971 (1971-03-21) (age 53)
Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Elite
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Elite
ITU World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Montreal Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Madeira Elite
ITU World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2000 Overall
Gold medal – first place 2004 Overall

Dmitry Vladimirovich Gaag (Дмитрий Владимирович Гааг; born 20 March 1971 in Karaganda) is an athlete from Kazakhstan, who competes in triathlon. Gaag competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took fourth place with a total time of 1:49:03.57.[1]

He competed again at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics, dropping to twenty-fifth place with a time 1:56:28.97.

On 6 September 2008 Gaag was banned for two years beginning 20 June 2008, after testing positive for recombinant erythropoietin (EPO).[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dmitriy Gaag". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
  2. ^ "ITU imposes 2-year ban on Gaag". ITU. September 6, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
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