Alexey Prokurorov

Alexey Prokurorov
Prokurorov (left) in 2002
Personal information
Born March 25, 1964 (1964-03-25)
Died October 10, 2008 (2008-10-11) (aged 44)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary 30 km classical
1988 Calgary 4 x 10 km relay
World Championships
1989 Lahti 50 km freestyle
Representing  Russia
World Championships
1997 Trondheim 30 km freestyle
1997 Trondheim 10 km classical
1993 Falun 4 x 10 km relay
1995 Thunder Bay 30 km classical
1997 Trondheim 15 km pursuit freestyle

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]

World Cup results

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

Individual podiums

  • 9 victories
  • 22 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11986–871 March 1987Finland Lahti, Finland30 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
27 March 1987Sweden Falun, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
3 1987–88 9 January 1988Soviet Union Kavgolovo, Soviet Union30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
415 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada30 km Individual COlympic Games[1]1st
5 1988–89 26 February 1989Finland Lahti, Finland50 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]3rd
61989–906 March 1990Norway Trondheim, Norway15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
7 1992–93 18 December 1992Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
813 March 1993Norway Oslo, Norway30 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
91993–9419 March 1994Canada Thunder Bay, Canada50 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
101994–9514 December 1994Austria Tauplitzalm, Austria15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
118 January 1995Sweden Östersund, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
1211 February 1995Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
139 March 1995Canada Thunder Bay, Canada30 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]3rd
141995–9610 February 1996Russia Kavgolovo, Russia15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
1524 February 1996Norway Trondheim, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
163 March 1996Finland Lahti, Finland30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
171996–9721 February 1997Norway Trondheim, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]1st
1824 February 1997Norway Trondheim, Norway10 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd
1925 February 1997Norway Trondheim, Norway15 km Pursuit FWorld Championships[1]3rd
201997–9814 March 1998Norway Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
21 1998–99 19 December 1998Switzerland Davos, Switzerland30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
22 2000–01 4 March 2001Russia Kavgolovo, Russia15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 3 victories
  • 16 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1986–87 8 March 1987Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndBatyuk / Sakhnov / Uschkalenko
2 1987–88 24 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada4 x 10 km Relay FOlympic Games[1]2ndSmirnov / Sakhnov / Devyatyarov
3 1988–89 5 March 1989Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndBadamshin / Smirnov / Sakhnov
412 March 1989Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stBadamshin / Sakhnov / Smirnov
5 1989–90 1 March 1990Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndBadamshin / Botvinov / Smirnov
6 1990–91 1 March 1991Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdBotvinov / Badamshin / Plaksunov
71991–9228 February 1992Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1stKirilov / Botvinov / Smirnov
88 March 1992Sweden Funäsdalen, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndKirilov / Botvinov / Smirnov
9 1992–93 26 February 1993Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Championships[1]3rdKirilov / Badamshin / Botvinov
105 March 1993Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndVorobyov / Badamshin / Botvinov
11 1995–96 1 March 1996Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndTchepikov / Botvinov / Tchernych
121997–987 December 1997Italy Santa Caterina, Italy4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1stPitchouguine / Legotine / Tchepikov
136 March 1998Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdLegotine / Noutrikhin / Tchepikov
14 1998–99 14 March 1999Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdDenisov / Ivanov / Vilisov
1521 March 1999Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndDenisov / Ivanov / Vilisov
16 1999–00 13 January 2000Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdDenisov / Ivanov / Vilisov

Note: 1 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 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.
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