Alexey Prokurorov

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.

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
Seasons1984, 19862002
Individual wins9
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums22
Team podiums16
Indiv. starts156
Team starts47
Overall titles0 – (4th in 1995, 1996)
Discipline titles0

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]

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]

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 
198823N/A18N/AGold38N/ASilver
199227N/A214N/A5
19942920N/A122813N/A5
19983331N/A184N/A5
200237N/A2928

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 
198924N/A4N/A6BronzeN/A5
199126N/A13N/A146N/A5
199328N/AN/A1150N/ABronze
19953013N/AN/A6Bronze18N/A6
199732SilverN/AN/ABronzeGold4N/A4
1999344N/AN/A72826N/A7
200136N/A12N/A199

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
19842054N/AN/AN/A
19862218N/AN/AN/A
1987236N/AN/AN/A
1988249N/AN/AN/A
19892510N/AN/AN/A
19902614N/AN/AN/A
19912718N/AN/AN/A
19922820N/AN/AN/A
1993299N/AN/AN/A
1994309N/AN/AN/A
1995314N/AN/AN/A
1996324N/AN/AN/A
199733109N/A48
199834146N/A28
19993595N/A37
200036361435NC
20013729N/AN/A
200238134N/AN/A

Individual podiums

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

Team podiums

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