Nikita Prokhorov
Nikita Prokhorov (born 10 January 1991) is a Russian athlete who competes in disability athletics in the F46 category. He won the gold medal for the shot put at the 2012 Paralympic Games for his category with a new World Record.[1] At the 2013 World Championships Prokhorov broke his own World record in the shot put as he won gold in the F46 class.[2] In the discus throw, Prokhorov set a new championship record when winning gold in the F46 class.[3]
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| Birth name | Nikita Prokhorov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Omsk, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Avangard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | London 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Peacock, Weir, van Rhijn, Campbell all take gold. Paralympic.org (6 September 2012).
- Lyon 2013 – Day four morning review. Paralympic.org (23 July 2013)
- Lyon 2013 – Day eight morning review. Paralympic.org (27 July 2013). Retrieved on 2015-04-23.
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