 Polukhin (right) is awarded the Order of Friendship [1] by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in 2010. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nikolay Polukhin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Polukhin was blinded in 1993 in an electrical accident. His sighted guide at Vancouver 2010 was Andrey Tokarev.
