Nikita Prokhorov
 Vladimir Putin and Nikita Prokhorov in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nikita Prokhorov |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | 10 January 1991 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Russia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Disability class | F46 |
| Club | Avangard |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | London 2012 |
| Updated on 20 August 2014 | |
Nikita Prokhorov (born 10 January 1991) is a Russian athlete who competes in disability athletics in the F46 category. He won the gold medal for the shot put at the 2012 Paralympic Games for his category with a new World Record.[1] At the 2013 World Championships Prokhorov broke his own World record in the shot put as he won gold in the F46 class.[2] In the discus throw, Prokhorov set a new championship record when winning gold in the F46 class.[3]
References
- ^ Peacock, Weir, van Rhijn, Campbell all take gold. Paralympic.org (6 September 2012).
- ^ Lyon 2013 – Day four morning review. Paralympic.org (23 July 2013)
- ^ Lyon 2013 – Day eight morning review. Paralympic.org (27 July 2013). Retrieved on 2015-04-23.
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- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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- Paralympic athletes of Russia
- Paralympic gold medalists for Russia
- Russian male discus throwers
- Russian male javelin throwers
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for the Russian Paralympic Committee athletes
- Paralympic shot putters
- Russian male shot putters
- Paralympic discus throwers
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- 21st-century Russian people