Soviet athlete
Andrey Prokofyev
Born 6 June 1959 Died June 19, 1989(1989-06-19) (aged 30)
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 . After retiring and working as a coach, he committed suicide by hanging in 1989.[1]
Biography [ edit ] 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]
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1912 : David Jacobs , Henry Macintosh , Victor d'Arcy , Willie Applegarth (GBR ) 1920 : Charley Paddock , Jackson Scholz , Loren Murchison , Morris Kirksey (USA ) 1924 : Loren Murchison , Louis Clarke , Frank Hussey , Al LeConey (USA ) 1928 : Frank Wykoff , James Quinn , Charley Borah , Henry Russell (USA ) 1932 : Bob Kiesel , Emmett Toppino , Hector Dyer , Frank Wykoff (USA ) 1936 : Jesse Owens , Ralph Metcalfe , Foy Draper , Frank Wykoff (USA ) 1948 : Barney Ewell , Lorenzo Wright , Harrison Dillard , Mel Patton (USA ) 1952 : Dean Smith , Harrison Dillard , Lindy Remigino , Andy Stanfield (USA ) 1956 : Ira Murchison , Leamon King , Thane Baker , Bobby Morrow (USA ) 1960 : Bernd Cullmann , Armin Hary , Walter Mahlendorf , Martin Lauer (EUA ) 1964 : Paul Drayton , Gerry Ashworth , Richard Stebbins , Bob Hayes (USA ) 1968 : Charles Greene , Mel Pender , Ronnie Ray Smith , Jim Hines (USA ) 1972 : Larry Black , Robert Taylor , Gerald Tinker , Eddie Hart (USA ) 1976 : Harvey Glance , Lam Jones , Millard Hampton , Steve Riddick (USA ) 1980 : Vladimir Muravyov , Nikolay Sidorov , Aleksandr Aksinin , Andrey Prokofyev (URS ) 1984 : Sam Graddy , Ron Brown , Calvin Smith , Carl Lewis (USA ) 1988 : Viktor Bryzhin , Vladimir Krylov , Vladimir Muravyov , Vitaliy Savin (URS ) 1992 : Michael Marsh , Leroy Burrell , Dennis Mitchell , Carl Lewis , James Jett (USA ) 1996 : Robert Esmie , Glenroy Gilbert , Bruny Surin , Donovan Bailey , Carlton Chambers (CAN ) 2000 : Jon Drummond , Bernard Williams , Brian Lewis , Maurice Greene , Tim Montgomery , Kenny Brokenburr (USA ) 2004 : Jason Gardener , Darren Campbell , Marlon Devonish , Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR ) 2008 : Keston Bledman , Marc Burns , Emmanuel Callender , Richard Thompson , Aaron Armstrong (TTO ) 2012 : Nesta Carter , Michael Frater , Yohan Blake , Usain Bolt , Bailey-Cole (JAM ) 2016 : Asafa Powell , Yohan Blake , Nickel Ashmeade , Usain Bolt , Jevaughn Minzie , Kemar Bailey-Cole (JAM ) 2020 : Lorenzo Patta , Marcell Jacobs , Fausto Desalu , Filippo Tortu (ITA )
1934 : Germany (Schein , Gillmeister , Hornberger , Borchmeyer ) 1938 : Germany (Kersch , Hornberger , Neckermann , Scheuring ) 1946 : Sweden (Danielsson , Nilsson , Laessker , Håkansson ) 1950 : Soviet Union (Sukharev , Kalyayev , Sanadze , Karakulov ) 1954 : Hungary (Zarándi , Varasdi , Csányi , Goldoványi ) 1958 : West Germany (Mahlendorf , Hary , Fütterer , Germar ) 1962 : West Germany (Ulonska , Gamper , Bender , Germar ) 1966 : France (Berger , Delecour , Piquemal , Bambuck ) 1969 : France (Sarteur , Bourbeillon , Fenouil , St.-Gilles ) 1971 : Czechoslovakia (Kříž , Demeč , Kynos , Bohman ) 1974 : France (Sainte-Rose , Arame , Cherrier , Chauvelot ) 1978 : Poland (Nowosz , Licznerski , Dunecki , Woronin ) 1982 : Soviet Union (Sokolov , Aksinin , Prokofyev , Sidorov ) 1986 : Soviet Union (Yevgenyev , Yuschmanov , Muravyov , Bryzhin ) 1990 : France (Morinière , Sangouma , Trouabal , Marie-Rose ) 1994 : France (Lomba , Perrot , Trouabal , Sangouma ) 1998 : Great Britain (Condon , Campbell , Walker , Golding ) 2002 : Ukraine (Vasyukov , Rurak , Dovhal , Kaydash ) 2006 : Great Britain (Chambers , Campbell , Devonish , Lewis-Francis ) 2010 : France (Vicaut , Lemaitre , Pessonneaux , Mbandjock ) 2012 : Netherlands (Mariano , Martina , Codrington , van Luijk ) 2014 : Great Britain (Gemili , Kilty , Aikines-Aryeetey , Ellington ) 2016 : Great Britain (Dasaolu , Gemili , Ellington , Ujah ) 2018 : Great Britain (Ujah , Hughes , Gemili , Aikines-Aryeetey ) 2022 : Great Britain (Azu , Hughes , Efoloko , Mitchell-Blake )