Yevgeny Prokurorov was a Russian cross-country skier who earned six medals over three Nordic World Ski Championships including one gold. He won the 50km event twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival and received the Holmenkollen medal in 1998. Prokurorov died in 2008 after being hit by a drunk driver while crossing the road.

1. (March 25, 1964 – October 10, 2008)

2. Prokurorov was born
in the village
of Mishino of Vladimi
r Oblast, Russian
SFSR, Soviet Union.

3.  At the FIS Nordic World Ski
Championships, Prokurorov earned a total of six
medals. This included one gold (30 km: 1997), one
silver (10 km: 1997), and four bronzes (50 km:
1989, 4x10 km: 1993, 30 km: 1995, 10 km + 15 km
combined pursuit: 1997). He also won the 50 km event
twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival (1993, 1998). He
also won the Russian championship title 13 times.

5. Prokurorov received
the Holmenkollen medal, the
highest Norwegian skiing award
in 1998 (shared with Fred Børre
Lundberg, Larissa
Lazutina and Harri Kirvesniemi).

6. Prokourorov was
a flag bearer of
Russian team at
the 1998 Winter
Olympics and 20
02 Winter
Olympics.

7. He died in a road accident
in Vladimir on October
10, 2008, when he was hit by a car
driven by a drunk man as he was
crossing the road.