Nikolai Vedehin


Nikolai Vedehin is an Estonian athletics competitor.
He was born in Sillamäe.
He started his athletics exercising in 2001, coached by Jevgeni Terentjev. 2004-2013 his coach was Harry Lemberg.
He is multiple-times Estonian champion in different running disciplines.
Vedehin was tested positive for the prohibited substance trimetazidine in an out of competition test in Eldoret on 5 February 2015. He was initially given a four-year ban, which was later reduced to two years, because it was ruled that he did not intentionally take the substance.
Records:
  • 800 m: 1.48,48
  • 1000 m: 2.21,18
  • 1500 m: 3.41,83
  • 1 mile: 3.59,93
  • half marathon: 1:03.50