Nikolay Khrenkov Explained
| Nikolay Khrenkov |
| Full Name: | Nikolay Nikolayevich Khrenkov |
| Birth Date: | 1984 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Zheleznogorsk, Russia |
| Death Place: | Podgorny, Russia |
| Height: | 1.84 m[1] |
| Weight: | 96kg (212lb) |
| Turnedpro: | 2008 |
| Sport: | Bobsleigh |
Nikolay Nikolayevich Khrenkov (Russian: Николай Николаевич Хренков, 15 July 1984 – 2 June 2014) was a Russian bobsledder.
Career
Khrenkov's best World Cup finish was first in the four-man event at Park City, Utah in December 2010. He also finished second in a four-man World Cup race at Whistler Sliding Centre in February 2012.[2] He was also a member of the four-man crew led by Alexandr Zubkov which won silver medals at the Bobsleigh European Championship in 2011[3] and 2012. Khrenkov competed for Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the four-man bobsleigh event.
Khrenkov was killed in a car crash near the village of Podgorny on 2 June 2014.[4] He was on his way to see his parents.[5] Khrenkov was 29.
Notes and References
- Web site: FIBT profile . January 4, 2011.
- Web site: World cup 2012 . Yahoo! . 15 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305045728/http://news.yahoo.com/photos/russias-alexander-kasjanov-pilots-denis-moiseychenkov-maxim-belugin-photo-030739690--spt.html . 5 March 2016 . live.
- Web site: FIBT European Championships Bob & Skeleton: Official Results 4 Man Bob . . 23 January 2011 . . 28 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140129101225/http://www.fibt.com/uploads/media/europ_4menbob_winterberg.pdf . 29 January 2014.
- Web site: Death of Russian Athlete Nikolai Khrenkov a 'Great Loss,' Olympic Teammate Says | News . The Moscow Times . 2014-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140605052114/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/death-of-russian-athlete-nikolai-khrenkov-a-great-loss-olympic-teammate-says/501266.html . 5 June 2014 . dead.
- Web site: Russian bobsledder Nikolay Khrenkov killed in horrific car crash in Krasnoyarsk . 3 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170322215857/http://siberiantimes.com/sport/others/news/russian-bobsledder-nikolay-khrenkov-killed-in-horrific-car-crash-in-krasnoyarsk/ . 22 March 2017 . live.
