Alexey Alexeyevich Prokurorov (russian: Алексе́й Алексе́евич Прокуро́ров; 25 March 1964 – 10 October 2008) was a

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n cross-country skier who competed in the late 1980s and 1990s for both the

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Career

Prokurorov was born in the village of

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. 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 The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts� ...

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. At the

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, 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

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(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

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). Prokurorov was a flag bearer of Russian team at the

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. 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 accident in

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on 10 October 2008, when he was hit by a car driven by a drunk man as he was crossing the road.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

World Championships

* 6 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze)

World Cup

Individual podiums

* 9 victories * 22 podiums

Team podiums

* 3 victories * 16 podiums

References

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