Nikita Prokhorov

Nikita Prokhorov (born 10 January 1991) is a Russian athlete who competes in disability athletics in the F46 category. He won the gold medal for the shot put at the 2012 Paralympic Games for his category with a new World Record.[1] At the 2013 World Championships Prokhorov broke his own World record in the shot put as he won gold in the F46 class.[2] In the discus throw, Prokhorov set a new championship record when winning gold in the F46 class.[3]

Nikita Prokhorov

Vladimir Putin and Nikita Prokhorov in 2012
Personal information
Birth name	Nikita Prokhorov
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1991-01-10) 10 January 1991
Residence	Omsk, Russia
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Athletics
Disability class	F46
Club	Avangard
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals	London 2012
Medal record Paralympic Games 2012 London Shot put F46 IPC Athletics World Championships 2013 Lyon Shot put F46 2013 Lyon Discus F46 2015 Doha Shot put F46 IPC Athletics European Championships 2014 Swansea Javelin F46 2014 Swansea Discus F46 2014 Swansea Shot put F46 2012 Stadskanaal Shot put F46
Updated on 20 August 2014.

References

1. Peacock, Weir, van Rhijn, Campbell all take gold. Paralympic.org (6 September 2012).
2. Lyon 2013 – Day four morning review. Paralympic.org (23 July 2013)
3. Lyon 2013 – Day eight morning review. Paralympic.org (27 July 2013). Retrieved on 2015-04-23.

External links

• IPC Profile