Alexey Prokurorov


Alexey Alexeyevich Prokurorov 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 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, one silver, and four bronzes. He also won the 50 km event twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival. He also won the Russian championship title 13 times.
Prokurorov received the Holmenkollen medal, the highest Norwegian skiing award in 1998.
Prokourorov was a flag bearer of Russian team at the 1998 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics.
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 as he was crossing the road.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
11986–871 March 1987 Lahti, Finland30 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
21986–877 March 1987 Falun, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
3 1987–88 9 January 1988 Kavgolovo, Soviet Union30 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
4 1987–88 15 February 1988 Calgary, Canada30 km Individual COlympic Games1st
5 1988–89 26 February 1989 Lahti, Finland50 km Individual FWorld Championships3rd
61989–906 March 1990 Trondheim, Norway15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
7 1992–93 18 December 1992 Val di Fiemme, Italy30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
8 1992–93 13 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
111994–958 January 1995 Östersund, Sweden30 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
121994–9511 February 1995 Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
131994–959 March 1995 Thunder Bay, Canada30 km Individual CWorld Championships3rd
141995–9610 February 1996 Kavgolovo, Russia15 km Individual CWorld Cup1st
151995–9624 February 1996 Trondheim, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
161995–963 March 1996 Lahti, Finland30 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
171996–9721 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway30 km Individual FWorld Championships1st
181996–9724 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway10 km Individual CWorld Championships2nd
191996–9725 February 1997 Trondheim, Norway15 km Pursuit FWorld Championships3rd
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

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
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 Games2ndSmirnov / Sakhnov / Devyatyarov
3 1988–89 5 March 1989 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndBadamshin / Smirnov / Sakhnov
4 1988–89 12 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
81991–928 March 1992 Funäsdalen, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndKirilov / Botvinov / Smirnov
9 1992–93 26 February 1993 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships3rdKirilov / Badamshin / Botvinov
10 1992–93 5 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
131997–986 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
15 1998–99 21 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: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.