Alexey Prokurorov
Prokurorov (left) in 2002
Country Russia
Full nameAlexey Alexeyevich Prokurorov
Born(1964-03-25)25 March 1964
Mishino, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died10 October 2008(2008-10-10) (aged 44)
Vladimir, Russia
World Cup career
Seasons18 – (1984, 19862002)
Starts156
Podiums22
Wins9
Overall titles0 – (4th in 1995, 1996)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 Calgary30 km classical
Silver medal – second place1988 Calgary4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1989 Lahti50 km freestyle
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Trondheim30 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place1997 Trondheim10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place1993 Falun4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1995 Thunder Bay30 km classical
Bronze medal – third place1997 Trondheim10 km + 15 km
combined pursuit

Alexey Alexeyevich Prokurorov (Russian: Алексе́й Алексе́евич Прокуро́ров; 25 March 1964 – 10 October 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 4 × 10 km relay 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, 4 × 10 km relay: 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]

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

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

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[6]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
Year Age 10 km 15 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km
relay
1988 23 18 1st 38 2nd
1992 27 21 4 5
1994 29 20 12 28 13 5
1998 33 31 18 4 5
2002 37 29 28

World Championships

  • 6 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze)
Year Age 10 km 15 km
 classical
15 km
 freestyle
Pursuit 30 km 50 km Sprint 4 × 10 km
relay
1989 24 4 6 3rd 5
1991 26 13 14 6 5
1993 28 11 50 3rd
1995 30 13 6 3rd 18 6
1997 32 2nd 3rd 1st 4 4
1999 34 4 7 28 26 7
2001 36 12 19 9

World Cup

Season Standings
Season Age Overall Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1984 20 54
1986 22 18
1987 23 6
1988 24 9
1989 25 10
1990 26 14
1991 27 18
1992 28 20
1993 29 9
1994 30 9
1995 31 4
1996 32 4
1997 33 10 9 48
1998 34 14 6 28
1999 35 9 5 37
2000 36 36 14 35 NC
2001 37 29
2002 38 134

Individual podiums

  • 9 victories
  • 22 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 198687 1 March 1987 Finland Lahti, Finland 30 km Individual F World Cup 1st
2 7 March 1987 Sweden Falun, Sweden 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
3 198788 9 January 1988 Soviet Union Kavgolovo, Soviet Union 30 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
4 15 February 1988 Canada Calgary, Canada 30 km Individual C Olympic Games[lower-alpha 1] 1st
5 198889 26 February 1989 Finland Lahti, Finland 50 km Individual F World Championships[lower-alpha 1] 3rd
6 198990 6 March 1990 Norway Trondheim, Norway 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
7 199293 18 December 1992 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
8 13 March 1993 Norway Oslo, Norway 30 km Individual C World Cup 1st
9 199394 19 March 1994 Canada Thunder Bay, Canada 50 km Individual F World Cup 1st
10 199495 14 December 1994 Austria Tauplitzalm, Austria 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
11 8 January 1995 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 30 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
12 11 February 1995 Norway Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
13 9 March 1995 Canada Thunder Bay, Canada 30 km Individual C World Championships[lower-alpha 1] 3rd
14 199596 10 March 1996 Russia Kavgolovo, Russia 15 km Individual C World Cup 1st
15 24 February 1996 Norway Trondheim, Norway 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
16 3 March 1996 Finland Lahti, Finland 30 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
17 199697 21 February 1997 Norway Trondheim, Norway 30 km Individual F World Championships[lower-alpha 1] 1st
18 24 February 1997 10 km Individual C World Championships[lower-alpha 1] 2nd
19 25 February 1997 15 km Pursuit F World Championships[lower-alpha 1] 3rd
20 199798 14 March 1998 Norway Oslo, Norway 50 km Individual C World Cup 1st
21 199899 19 December 1998 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 30 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
22 200001 4 March 2001 Russia Kavgolovo, Russia 15 km Individual F World Cup 3rd
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Team podiums

  • 3 victories
  • 16 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 198687 8 March 1987 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Batyuk / Sakhnov / Uschkalenko
2 198788 24 February 1988 Canada Calgary, Canada 4 × 10 km Relay F Olympic Games[lower-alpha 1] 2nd Smirnov / Sakhnov / Devyatyarov
3 198889 5 March 1989 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Badamshin / Smirnov / Sakhnov
4 12 March 1989 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 1st Badamshin / Sakhnov / Smirnov
5 198990 1 March 1990 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Badamshin / Botvinov / Smirnov
6 199091 1 March 1991 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Botvinov / Badamshin / Plaksunov
7 199192 28 February 1992 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Kirilov / Botvinov / Smirnov
8 8 March 1992 Sweden Funäsdalen, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Kirilov / Botvinov / Smirnov
9 199293 26 February 1993 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Championships[lower-alpha 1] 3rd Kirilov / Badamshin / Botvinov
10 5 March 1993 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Vorobyov / Badamshin / Botvinov
11 199596 1 March 1996 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Tchepikov / Botvinov / Tchernych
12 199798 7 December 1997 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Pitchouguine / Legotine / Tchepikov
13 6 March 1998 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Legotine / Noutrikhin / Tchepikov
14 199899 14 March 1999 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Denisov / Ivanov / Vilisov
15 21 March 1999 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Denisov / Ivanov / Vilisov
16 199900 13 January 2000 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Denisov / Ivanov / Vilisov
  1. 1 2 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. Holmenkollen medalists Archived February 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
  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.
  6. "Athlete : PROKOUROROV Alexei". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.