andrey vassilyevich prokofyev (; june 6, 1959 â june 19, 1989) is a former soviet athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 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 4x100 m relay team. at the 1982 european championships, prokofyev won the silver medal in the 110 m hurdles and again a gold in the 4x100 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 4x100 m relay team. ==achievements== {|  |- !colspan="6"|representing  |- |1980 |olympic games |moscow, soviet union |bgcolor=gold|1st |4x100 m relay |38.26 s |- |rowspan=2|1982 |rowspan=2|european championships |rowspan=2|athens, greece |bgcolor=gold|1st |4x100 m relay |38.60 s |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |110 m hurdles |13.46 s |- |1983 |world championships |helsinki, finland |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4x100 m relay |38.41 s |- |1986 |goodwill games |moscow, soviet union |bgcolor=silver|2nd |110 m hurdles |13.28 s |} ==references==  ==external links== *sports references *world championships *universiade     
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