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Andrey Prokofyev

1959 - 1989

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrey Prokofyev is the 3,099th most popular athlete (down from 2,861st in 2019), the 2,831st most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,797th in 2019) and the 180th most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Andrey Prokofyev ranks 3,099 out of 6,025. Before him are Tatyana Lesovaya, Elena Kaliská, Esther Jones, Tobi Amusan, Chen Yueling, and Mildrette Netter. After him are Dave Trottier, Christoph Sumann, Khatuna Narimanidze, Óscar Figueroa, Fernando Echávarri, and Winfred Yavi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Andrey Prokofyev ranks 721. Before him are Julia Sweeney, Tom Chambers, Fabio Lanzoni, Zdzisław Hoffmann, Winona LaDuke, and Pete Trewavas. After him are Mark Patton, Mikhail Devyatyarov, Beth Heiden, Francisco Javier Toledo, Nikolay Chernetskiy, and Uma Bharti. Among people deceased in 1989, Andrey Prokofyev ranks 298. Before him are Prem Nazir, Shamil Serikov, Jack Smith, Frank Adams, Thomas Sopwith, and Frances Bavier. After him are Constance Binney, Timoci Bavadra, Merritt Butrick, and Victor Davis.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Andrey Prokofyev ranks 2,831 out of 3,761. Before him are Ilia Averbukh (1973), Olga Lyubimova (1980), Igor Malkov (1965), Timur Mutsurayev (1976), Denis Istomin (1986), and Elena Bovina (1983). After him are Evgeni Petrov (1978), Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (1974), Denis Matsuev (1975), Igor Kravchuk (1966), Dmitri Galiamin (1963), and Anna Biryukova (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Andrey Prokofyev ranks 180. Before him are Andreas Müller (null), Olena Kostevych (1985), Sergei Tchepikov (1967), Vyacheslav Voronin (1974), Ilya Markov (1972), and Igor Malkov (1965). After him are Anna Biryukova (1967), Andrejus Zadneprovskis (1974), Inna Lasovskaya (1969), Mariya Lasitskene (1993), Lilia Vaygina-Efremova (1977), and Olga Kaniskina (1985).

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