Andrey Prokofyev
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Biography
Prokofyev was born in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1959.
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.[1] 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.[2]
Death
He died on June 19, 1989 in Sverdlovsk, USSR, at the age of 30. The cause of death was suicide.[2]
Achievements
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| 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 |
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