Alexey Prokurorov

Alexey Prokurorov
Alexey Prokurorov
	Prokurorov (left) in 2002
Country	Russia
Full name	Alexey Alexeyevich Prokurorov
Born	25 March 1964; Mishino, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	10 October 2008 (aged 44); Vladimir, Russia
World Cup career
Seasons	18 – (1984, 1986–2002)
Indiv. starts	156
Indiv. podiums	22
Indiv. wins	9
Team starts	47
Team podiums	16
Team wins	3
Overall titles	0 – (4th in 1995, 1996)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games
World Championships
Representing Russia
World Championships

Alexey Alexeyevich Prokurorov (Russian: Алексе́й Алексе́евич Прокуро́ров; 25 March 1964 – 10 October 2008) 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 (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 Holmenkollen ski festival (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 Fred Børre Lundberg, Larissa Lazutina and Harri Kirvesniemi).^[1]

Prokurorov was a flag bearer of Russian team at the 1998 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics.^[2]

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 crash in Vladimir on 10 October 2008, when he was hit by a car driven by a drunk man^[3] as he was crossing the road.^[4]^[5]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[6]

Olympic Games

2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay
1988	23	—	18	—	1st	38	—	2nd
1992	27	—	—	—	21	4	—	5
1994	29	20	—	12	28	13	—	5
1998	33	31	—	18	—	4	—	5
2002	37	—	—	29	—	28	—	—

World Championships

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

Year	Age	10 km	15 km classical	15 km freestyle	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	Sprint	4 × 10 km relay
1989	24	—	—	4	—	6	3rd	—	5
1991	26	—	—	13	—	14	6	—	5
1993	28	—	—	—	—	11	50	—	3rd
1995	30	13	—	—	6	3rd	18	—	6
1997	32	2nd	—	—	3rd	1st	4	—	4
1999	34	4	—	—	7	28	26	—	7
2001	36	—	12	—	—	19	9	—	—

World Cup

Season Standings
Season	Age	Overall	Long Distance	Middle Distance	Sprint
1984	20	54	—	—	—
1986	22	18	—	—	—
1987	23	6	—	—	—
1988	24	9	—	—	—
1989	25	10	—	—	—
1990	26	14	—	—	—
1991	27	18	—	—	—
1992	28	20	—	—	—
1993	29	9	—	—	—
1994	30	9	—	—	—
1995	31	4	—	—	—
1996	32	4	—	—	—
1997	33	10	9	—	48
1998	34	14	6	—	28
1999	35	9	5	—	37
2000	36	36	14	35	NC
2001	37	29	—	—	—
2002	38	134	—	—	—

Individual podiums

9 victories
22 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1986–87	1 March 1987	Lahti, Finland	30 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
2	1986–87	7 March 1987	Falun, Sweden	30 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
3	1987–88	9 January 1988	Kavgolovo, Soviet Union	30 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
4	1987–88	15 February 1988	Calgary, Canada	30 km Individual C	Olympic Games^[a]	1st
5	1988–89	26 February 1989	Lahti, Finland	50 km Individual F	World Championships^[a]	3rd
6	1989–90	6 March 1990	Trondheim, Norway	15 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
7	1992–93	18 December 1992	Val di Fiemme, Italy	30 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
8	1992–93	13 March 1993	Oslo, Norway	30 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
9	1993–94	19 March 1994	Thunder Bay, Canada	50 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
10	1994–95	14 December 1994	Tauplitzalm, Austria	15 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
11		8 January 1995	Östersund, Sweden	30 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
12		11 February 1995	Oslo, Norway	50 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
13		9 March 1995	Thunder Bay, Canada	30 km Individual C	World Championships^[a]	3rd
14	1995–96	10 March 1996	Kavgolovo, Russia	15 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
15		24 February 1996	Trondheim, Norway	30 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
16		3 March 1996	Lahti, Finland	30 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
17	1996–97	21 February 1997	Trondheim, Norway	30 km Individual F	World Championships^[a]	1st
18		24 February 1997		10 km Individual C	World Championships^[a]	2nd
19		25 February 1997		15 km Pursuit F	World Championships^[a]	3rd
20	1997–98	14 March 1998	Oslo, Norway	50 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
21	1998–99	19 December 1998	Davos, Switzerland	30 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
22	2000–01	4 March 2001	Kavgolovo, Russia	15 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Team podiums

3 victories
16 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1986–87	8 March 1987	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Batyuk / Sakhnov / Uschkalenko
2	1987–88	24 February 1988	Calgary, Canada	4 × 10 km Relay F	Olympic Games^[a]	2nd	Smirnov / Sakhnov / Devyatyarov
3	1988–89	5 March 1989	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Badamshin / Smirnov / Sakhnov
4	1988–89	12 March 1989	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Badamshin / Sakhnov / Smirnov
5	1989–90	1 March 1990	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Badamshin / Botvinov / Smirnov
6	1990–91	1 March 1991	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Botvinov / Badamshin / Plaksunov
7	1991–92	28 February 1992	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Kirilov / Botvinov / Smirnov
8	1991–92	8 March 1992	Funäsdalen, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Kirilov / Botvinov / Smirnov
9	1992–93	26 February 1993	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Championships^[a]	3rd	Kirilov / Badamshin / Botvinov
10	1992–93	5 March 1993	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Vorobyov / Badamshin / Botvinov
11	1995–96	1 March 1996	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Tchepikov / Botvinov / Tchernych
12	1997–98	7 December 1997	Santa Caterina, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Pitchouguine / Legotine / Tchepikov
13	1997–98	6 March 1998	Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Legotine / Noutrikhin / Tchepikov
14	1998–99	14 March 1999	Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Denisov / Ivanov / Vilisov
15	1998–99	21 March 1999	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Denisov / Ivanov / Vilisov
16	1999–00	13 January 2000	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	3rd	Denisov / Ivanov / Vilisov

^ ^a ^b Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

^ Holmenkollen medalists Archived February 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
^ Alexi Prokourorov at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
^ Убийцу Прокуророва ждет суд, gazeta.ru
^ Олимпийский чемпион Алексей Прокуроров погиб в ДТП, gazeta.ru.
^ "Former Olympic champion skier Alexei Prokurorov dies at age 44". The Canadian Press. Moscow. 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-10-11.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Athlete : PROKOUROROV Alexei". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[World_Cup_Race-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

[World_Cup_Race-8] Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

[1] Holmenkollen medalists Archived February 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)

[2] Alexi Prokourorov at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

[3] Убийцу Прокуророва ждет суд, gazeta.ru

[4] Олимпийский чемпион Алексей Прокуроров погиб в ДТП, gazeta.ru.

[5] "Former Olympic champion skier Alexei Prokurorov dies at age 44". The Canadian Press. Moscow. 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-10-11.^{[dead link‍]}

[FISprofile-6] "Athlete : PROKOUROROV Alexei". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

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v t e Holmenkollen Medal
Until 1900	1895: Viktor Thorn (NOR) 1897: Asbjørn Nilssen (NOR) 1899: Paul Braaten (NOR), Robert Pehrson (NOR)
1900–1950	1901: Aksel Refstad (NOR) 1903: Karl Hovelsen (NOR) 1904: Harald Smith (NOR) 1905: Jonas Holmen (NOR) 1907: Per Bakken 1908: Einar Kristiansen (NOR) 1909: Thorvald Hansen 1910: Lauritz Bergendahl 1911: Otto Tangen (NOR), Knut Holst (NOR) 1912: Olav Bjaaland (NOR) 1914: Johan Kristoffersen (NOR) 1915: Sverre Østbye (NOR) 1916: Lars Høgvold (NOR) 1918: Hassa Horn (NOR), Jørgen Hansen (NOR) 1919: Thorleif Haug (NOR), Otto Aasen (NOR) 1923: Thoralf Strømstad (NOR) 1924: Harald Økern (NOR), Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) 1925: Einar Landvik (NOR) 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams 1927: Hagbart Haakonsen (NOR), Einar Lindboe (NOR) 1928: Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR), Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR) 1931: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR), Ole Stenen (NOR) 1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) 1935: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR) 1937: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR), Birger Ruud (NOR), Martin P. Vangsli (NOR) 1938: Reidar Andersen (NOR), Johan R. Henriksen (NOR) 1939: Sven Selånger (SWE), Lars Bergendahl (NOR), Trygve Brodahl (NOR) 1940: Oscar Gjøslien (NOR), Annar Ryen (NOR) 1947: Elling Rønes (NOR) 1948: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR) 1949: Sigmund Ruud (NOR) 1950: Olav Økern (NOR)
1951–2000	1951: Simon Slåttvik (NOR) 1952: Stein Eriksen (NOR), Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR), Heikki Hasu (FIN), Nils Karlsson (SWE) 1953: Magnar Estenstad (NOR) 1954: Martin Stokken (NOR) 1955: Haakon VII (NOR), Hallgeir Brenden (NOR), Veikko Hakulinen (FIN), Sverre Stenersen (NOR) 1956: Borghild Niskin (NOR), Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR), Arne Hoel (NOR) 1957: Eero Kolehmainen (FIN) 1958: Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR), Håkon Brusveen (NOR) 1959: Gunder Gundersen (NOR) 1960: Helmut Recknagel (GDR), Sixten Jernberg (SWE), Sverre Stensheim (NOR), Tormod Knutsen (NOR) 1961: Harald Grønningen (NOR) 1962: Toralf Engan (NOR) 1963: Alevtina Kolchina (URS), Pavel Kolchin (URS), Astrid Sandvik (NOR), Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR) 1964: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN), Eero Mäntyranta (FIN), Georg Thoma (FRG), Halvor Næs (NOR) 1965: Arto Tiainen (FIN), Bengt Eriksson (SWE), Arne Larsen (NOR) 1967: Toini Gustafsson (SWE), Ole Ellefsæter (NOR) 1968: Olav V (NOR), Assar Rönnlund (SWE), Gjermund Eggen (NOR), Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) 1969: Odd Martinsen (NOR) 1970: Pål Tyldum (NOR) 1971: Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN), Berit Mørdre (NOR), Reidar Hjermstad (NOR) 1972: Rauno Miettinen (FIN), Magne Myrmo (NOR) 1973: Einar Bergsland (NOR), Ingolf Mork (NOR), Franz Keller (FRG) 1974: Juha Mieto (FIN) 1975: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR), Oddvar Brå (NOR), Ivar Formo (NOR) 1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR) 1977: Helena Takalo (FIN), Hilkka Kuntola (FIN), Walter Steiner (SUI) 1979: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Erik Håker (NOR), Raisa Smetanina (URS) 1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE) 1981: Johan Sætre (NOR) 1983: Berit Aunli (NOR), Tom Sandberg (NOR) 1984: Lars Erik Eriksen (NOR), Jakob Vaage (NOR), Armin Kogler (AUT) 1985: Anette Bøe (NOR), Per Bergerud (NOR), Gunde Svan (SWE) 1986: Brit Pettersen (NOR) 1987: Matti Nykänen (FIN), Hermann Weinbuch (FRG) 1989: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1991: Vegard Ulvang (NOR), Trond Einar Elden (NOR), Ernst Vettori (AUT), Jens Weißflog (GER) 1992: Yelena Välbe (RUS) 1993: Emil Kvanlid (NOR) 1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS), Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ), Espen Bredesen (NOR) 1995: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) 1996: Manuela Di Centa (ITA) 1997: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR), Stefania Belmondo (ITA), Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 1998: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR), Larisa Lazutina (RUS), Alexey Prokurorov (RUS), Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
Since 2001	2001: Adam Małysz (POL), Bente Skari (NOR), Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) 2003: Felix Gottwald (AUT), Ronny Ackermann (GER) 2004: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) 2005: Andrus Veerpalu (EST) 2007: Frode Estil (NOR), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR), Harald V (NOR), Sonja (NOR), Simon Ammann (SUI) 2010: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2011: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), Michael Greis (GER), Andrea Henkel (GER), Janne Ahonen (FIN) 2012: Magdalena Neuner (GER), Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 2013: Tora Berger (NOR), Martin Fourcade (FRA), Therese Johaug (NOR), Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 2014: Magnus Moan (NOR), Eric Frenzel (GER), Thomas Morgenstern (AUT), Darya Domracheva (BLR) 2015: Eldar Rønning (NOR), Anders Bardal (NOR), Anette Sagen (NOR), Kamil Stoch (POL) 2016: Noriaki Kasai (JPN), Tarjei Bø (NOR) 2017: Marie Dorin Habert (FRA), Sara Takanashi (JPN) 2018: Charlotte Kalla (SWE), Princess Astrid (NOR), Hannu Manninen (FIN), Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 2021: Maren Lundby (NOR), Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), Dario Cologna (SWI), Johannes Rydzek (GER) 2022: Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR), Jørgen Graabak (NOR) 2023: Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR), Stefan Kraft (AUT) 2024: Jessie Diggins (USA), Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR)