Valeriy Pronkin
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Native name | Валерий Александрович Пронкин |
Full name | Valeriy Alexandrovich Pronkin |
Nationality | Russian |
Born | [1] Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | 15 June 1994
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] |
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Country | Russia Authorised Neutral Athletes (2017) |
Sport | Men's athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 79.32 m (2017) |
Medal record |
Valeriy Alexandrovich Pronkin (Russian: Валерий Александрович Пронкин; born 15 June 1994) is a Russian hammer thrower. His personal best is 79.32 metres, achieved in July 2017 in Zhukovskiy. He won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships competing as a neutral athlete.[2]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Russia | |||||
2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 10th | Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 56.39 m |
World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 9th (q) | Hammer throw (5 kg) | 66.06 m | |
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 74.51 m |
2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 1st | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 78.34 m |
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | Hammer throw | 74.29 m |
Competed as an Authorised Neutral Athlete | |||||
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | Hammer throw | 78.16 m |
References
- ^ a b c "Valeriy Pronkin". european-athletics.org. European Athletics Association. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Fajdek wins hat-trick of hammer golds for Poland". Reuters. 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod
- Russian male hammer throwers
- Olympic male hammer throwers
- Olympic athletes of Russia
- Authorised Neutral Athletes at the World Athletics Championships
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Russian Athletics Championships winners
- Russian athletics biography stubs