Alexey Prokurorov
Alexey Alexeyevich Prokurorov ( _ru. Алексей Алексеевич Прокуроров; March 25, 1964 ndash October 10, 2008) was a Soviet/
Russia n cross-country skier who competed in the late 1980s and 1990s for both theSoviet Union andRussia . Prokurorov won a gold medal in the 30 km freestyle and a silver medal in the 4x10 km at the1988 Winter Olympics inCalgary . He also won the 50 km event twice at theHolmenkollen ski festival (1993, 1998).Born in the village of
Mishino ,Vladimir Oblast , Prokurorov's biggest successes were at theFIS Nordic World Ski Championships , where he earned a total of six medals. This included one gold (30 km: 1997), one silver (10 km: 1997), and four bronzes (50 km: 1989, 4x10 km: 1993, 30 km: 1995, 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit: 1997).He received the
Holmenkollen medal in 1998 (shared withFred Børre Lundberg ,Larissa Lazutina , andHarri Kirvesniemi ). [ [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file no icon]Prokourorov retired after the 2001/2002 season. As of 2007, he was coach for
Natalya Matveyeva , 2006-07 Cross country skiing World Cup third in the women's sprint category.Prokourorov was a flag bearer of Russia Team at the
1998 Winter Olympics and2002 Winter Olympics . [FIS|S=CC|ID=49125|name=Alexi Prokourorov]He died in a road accident in
Vladimir on October 8, 2008 when he was hit by a car as he was crossing the road. [ [http://www.gazeta.ru/news/lastnews/2008/10/10/n_1281062.shtml Олимпийский чемпион Алексей Прокуроров погиб в ДТП] , gaseta.ru.] [cite news |title= Former Olympic champion skier Alexei Prokurorov dies at age 44 |url= http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g28-Sittqbk-B9U-uEqYdKj8DegA |format= |agency= |work=The Canadian Press |location=Moscow |date=2008-10-10 |accessdate=2008-10-11]References
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