Nikolay Polukhin (born 7 July 1982) is a Russian cross-country skier, biathlete and Paralympic Champion. He is notable for winning the most medals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, with six medals, including one gold.
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 Polukhin (right) is awarded the Order of Friendship[1] by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Nikolay Polukhin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1982 Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Polukhin was blinded in 1993 in an electrical accident. His sighted guide at Vancouver 2010 was Andrey Tokarev.
References edit
- ^ Russian President Dmitry Medvedev distributes state awards to Russian Paralympians, visualrian.com, April 2, 2010
External links edit
- Athlete Search Results – Polukhin, Nikolay, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- Nikolay Polukhin – Profile at the Official site of Vancouver 2010
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