Andrey Vassilyevich Prokofyev (Russian: Андрей Васильевич Прокофьев; 6 June 1959 – 19 June 1989) was a Soviet athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics. After retiring and working as a coach, he committed suicide by hanging in 1989.^[1]

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. 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.^[1]

He died in Sverdlovsk, USSR in 1989.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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