Nikolay Khrenkov
Russian bobsledder (1984–2014)
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Nikolay Nikolayevich Khrenkov (Russian: Николай Николаевич Хренков, 15 July 1984 – 2 June 2014) was a Russian bobsledder.
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| Full name | Nikolay Nikolayevich Khrenkov | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 July 1984[1] Zheleznogorsk, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 June 2014 (aged 29) Podgorny, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport |  Bobsleigh | |||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2008[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[citation needed] Khrenkov competed for Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the four-man bobsleigh event.[4]
Khrenkov was killed in a car crash near the village of Podgorny on 2 June 2014.[5] He was on his way to see his parents.[6] Khrenkov was 29.
