Andrey Prokofyev
Appearance
Andrey Vassilyevich Prokofyev (Russian: Андрей Васильевич Прокофьев; 6 June 1959, Sverdlovsk, USSR – 19 June 1989, Sverdlovsk, USSR) was a Soviet athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Biography
At the Moscow Olympics, Prokofyev was fourth in the 110 m hurdles and won the gold medal running the anchoring leg of the Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team. At the 1982 European Championships, Prokofyev won the silver medal in the 110 m hurdles and again a gold in the 4 × 100 m relay. At the first World Championships, Prokofyev was eliminated in the heats of the 110 m hurdles, but won a bronze medal as a member of the Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Soviet Union | |||||
1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.26 s |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.60 s |
2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.46 s | |||
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.41 s |
1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.28 s |
References
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrey Prokofyev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- World Championships
- Universiade
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Soviet male hurdlers
- Soviet male sprinters
- Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- 1989 deaths
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games