Roman Kapranov (born 7 November 1983) is a

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athlete from

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competing mainly in category T37 sprint events. Kapranov competed for his country at the

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in London, where he won two medals, including a gold in the 100 metre sprint. He has also competed at two World Championships winning three medals.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kapranov, Roman Paralympic athletes for Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Russia Paralympic bronze medalists for Russia 1983 births Living people Russian male sprinters People from Dzerzhinsk, Russia Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod Oblast