Andrey Tokarev

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Andrey Tokarev
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Personal information
Born
Russia
Sport
SportSkiing
Medal record
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Paralympic Games
Men's cross country skiing
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Vancouver 1x4/2x5 km relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 Vancouver 1 km sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 Vancouver 20 km
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2010 Vancouver 10 km
Men's biathlon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Vancouver 12.5 km
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 Vancouver 3 km pursuit

Andrey Tokarev is a Russian cross country skier, biathlete, sighted guide and Paralympic Champion.

From left to right: Andrey Tokarev (guide) and Nikolay Polukhin of Russia (silver), Volodymyr Ivanov (guide) and Vitaliy Lukyanenko of Ukraine (gold), and Vasili Shaptsiabol and his guide Mikalai Shablouski of Belarus (bronze). 2010 Winter Paralympics Men's Biathlon pursuit vi medalists.jpg
From left to right: Andrey Tokarev (guide) and Nikolay Polukhin of Russia (silver), Volodymyr Ivanov (guide) and Vitaliy Lukyanenko of Ukraine (gold), and Vasili Shaptsiabol and his guide Mikalai Shablouski of Belarus (bronze).

He was awarded the Order of Honour by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in 2010. [1]

One of his most notable achievements is winning the most medals at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics, with six medals, including one gold, as the sighted guide for Nikolay Polukhin at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

References

  1. ↑ Медведев вручит награды паралимпийцам-призерам Ванкувера [Medvedev will award Vancouver Paralympians] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2010.


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