ALBERT FATIKHOV
World Championship Medalist
NWANA Elite Athlete
President of NWANA
Official platform of Albert Fatikhov — World Championship medalist, Nordic Walking athlete, President of the Nordic Walking Association of North America, and advocate for the development of Nordic Walking in the United States and internationally.
This platform brings together Albert’s competitive career, leadership, upcoming projects, partnerships, sponsorship opportunities, fundraising initiatives, media appearances, and efforts to advance Nordic Walking through NWANA.
Support, partnership, sponsorship, and charitable contributions made through this platform are administered through the Nordic Walking Association of North America.
Albert Fatikhov
World Championship Medalist · NWANA Elite Athlete
President of the Nordic Walking Association of North America
Competitive Nordic Walking athlete now specializing in the 1K, 3K and 5K.
After competing from 1K through 20K, Albert has shifted his competitive focus toward the shorter distances, where speed, technique and specialized preparation become the central challenge.
The goal now is simple: get faster.
WORLD-LEVEL EXPERIENCE. CURRENT COMPETITION.
International championship experience now continues through active competition in the United States.
🥈 World Championship Silver
4 × 5K Men’s Relay
Lahti, Finland · 2024
🥉 World Championship Bronze
5K
Lahti, Finland · 2024
NWANA Elite Athletes Club
Verified international-level athlete
2026 NWANA Competition
Active competition across the NWANA Open Series
5K Training Personal Best: 29:34
Training performance; not an official competition result.
THE NEXT CHAPTER: SPEED
Albert has competed from 1K through 20K, building experience across sprint, middle-distance and endurance events.
But the preparation required for 10K, 15K and 20K is fundamentally different from the work required to become faster over the shorter distances.
From this point forward, the competitive focus is 1K, 3K and 5K.
The objective is not simply to enter races. It is to improve speed, technique, efficiency and competitive performance.
ATHLETE AND BUILDER
Albert’s relationship with Nordic Walking extends far beyond competition.
In November 2024, while preparing to leave Latvia for the United States, he called the president of the Latvian Nordic Walking federation from Riga Airport to say goodbye.
During that conversation, Albert learned that North America did not have the type of Nordic Walking federation structure he had experienced in Latvia.
During the flight to the United States, that conversation stayed with him.
Build one.
That decision eventually led to the creation and development of the Nordic Walking Association of North America.
Today, Albert combines active competition with leadership of NWANA and the long-term development of competitive Nordic Walking across North America.
PARTNERS & SPONSORS
Competitive sport requires more than training. It requires equipment, travel, competition opportunities, expertise and strong partners.
Albert welcomes partnerships with brands and organizations interested in Nordic Walking, endurance sport, active lifestyles and the development of competitive Nordic Walking in North America.
Opportunities may include athlete support, equipment partnerships, competition support, media collaborations, appearances, clinics and NWANA sport-development initiatives.
SUPPORT
Support for Albert’s competition-related initiatives and Nordic Walking development activities is administered through the Nordic Walking Association of North America.
