Fullname: | Valeriy Alexandrovich Pronkin |
Native Name: | Валерий Александрович Пронкин |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Headercolor: | lightsteelblue |
Birth Date: | 15 June 1994[1] |
Birth Place: | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
National Team: | Russia |
Nationality: | Russian |
Height: | 1.95 m |
Weight: | 115 kg |
Country: | ANA (2017) ROC (2021) |
Sport: | Men's athletics |
Event: | Hammer throw |
Pb: | 79.32 m (2017) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Valeriy Alexandrovich Pronkin (Russian: Валерий Александрович Пронкин; born 15 June 1994) is a Russian hammer thrower. His personal best is 79.32 metres, achieved in July 2017 in Zhukovskiy. He won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships competing as a neutral athlete.[2]
Representing | ||||||
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2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 10th | Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 56.39 m | |
World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 9th (q) | Hammer throw (5 kg) | 66.06 m | ||
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 74.51 m | |
2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Hammer throw (6 kg) | 78.34 m |
2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Hammer throw | 74.29 m |
Competed as an Authorised Neutral Athlete | ||||||
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Hammer throw | 78.16 m |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | Hammer throw | 76.72 m |