Alexey Prokurorov

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Alexey Prokurorov
Prokurorov (left) in 2002.
Medal record
Men's cross country skiing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary 30 km
Silver medal – second place 1988 Calgary 4 x 10 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Trondheim 30 km
Silver medal – second place 1997 Trondheim 10 km
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Lahti 50 km
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Falun 4 x 10 km
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Thunder Bay 30 km
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Trondheim 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit

Alexey Alexeyevich Prokurorov (Russian: Алексе́й Алексе́евич Прокуро́ров; March 25, 1964 – October 10, 2008) was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the late 1980s and 1990s for both the Soviet Union and Russia.

Career

Prokurorov was born in the village of Mishino of Vladimir Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.

Prokurorov's biggest successes were winning the gold medal in the 30 km freestyle and the silver medal in the 4x10 km at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Prokurorov earned a total of six medals. This included one gold (30 km: 1997), one silver (10 km: 1997), and four bronzes (50 km: 1989, 4x10 km: 1993, 30 km: 1995, 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1997). He also won the 50 km event twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival (1993, 1998). He also won the Russian championship title 13 times.

Prokurorov received the Holmenkollen medal, the highest Norwegian skiing award in 1998 (shared with Fred Børre Lundberg, Larissa Lazutina and Harri Kirvesniemi).[1]

Prokourorov was a flag bearer of Russian team at the 1998 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics.[2]

Prokourorov retired after the 2001/2002 season at the age of 39. After retirement, he was Chief coach of the Russian women cross country skiing team. He received state honors for his services to sports.

He died in a road accident in Vladimir on October 10, 2008, when he was hit by a car driven by a drunk man[3] as he was crossing the road.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Holmenkollen medalists Archived February 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file Template:No icon
  2. ^ Alexi Prokourorov at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  3. ^ Убийцу Прокуророва ждет суд, gazeta.ru
  4. ^ Олимпийский чемпион Алексей Прокуроров погиб в ДТП, gazeta.ru.
  5. ^ "Former Olympic champion skier Alexei Prokurorov dies at age 44". The Canadian Press. Moscow. 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-10-11.[dead link]
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