William Hill Sports Book of the Year
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Edition 32 (2020) Winner
Grigory Mikhailovich Rodchenkov
グリゴリー・ミハイロビッチ・ロドチェンコフ
Grigorii Mikhailovich Rodchenkov
Aliases:
Grigory Rodchenkov
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-10-24 （Moscow）
- Nationality
- Russia
- Languages
- Russian, English
- Residence History
- Moscow, Russia → United States (under witness protection)
Career
- Occupations
- Chemist, Anti-doping laboratory director, Whistleblower
- Active Years
- 1985-2024
- Affiliations
- Moscow Anti-Doping Center
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow State University | — | Chemistry | PhD | — | Soviet Union/Russia |
Moscow State University
Chemistry
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
Soviet Union/Russia
PhD in chemistry with focus on chemical kinetics and catalysis. Thesis: Chromatographic mass spectrometric analysis of corticosteroids in biological samples
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Order of Friendship | — | — | Russian Federation | 受賞 |
| 2020 | William Hill Sports Book of the Year | The Rodchenkov Affair | スポーツブック | William Hill | 受賞 |
Order of Friendship
2014
Organization:
Russian Federation
Result:
受賞
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
2020
Work:
The Rodchenkov Affair
Category:
スポーツブック
Organization:
William Hill
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Putin's Secret Doping Empire
2020 Non-fiction/MemoirMemoir recounting his role in Russia's state-sponsored doping program and his whistleblowing.
DopingState-sponsored conspiracyOlympicsWhistleblowing
Bibliography
- The Rodchenkov Affair: How I Brought Down Putin's Secret Doping Empire (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed factual narrationExposé style
- Recurring Motifs
- Doping cocktailsSochi OlympicsFSB involvement
Health
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Schizotypal personality disorder2011-2012Hospitalized after suicide attempt; charges dropped.
Legacy
Whistleblower who exposed Russia's doping scandal, contributing to McLaren Report and Oscar-winning Icarus documentary. Namesake of U.S. Rodchenkov Act.
In Popular Culture
- Central figure in Netflix documentary Icarus (2017, Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature)
Trivia
- Unable to collect £30,000 William Hill prize due to witness protection
- Lives in fear under U.S. witness protection
- Former athlete who met Master of Sports standard in athletics