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Nikol Rodomakina

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Russian Federation
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T47

Further personal information

Family
Husband Nikita Prokhorov
Residence
Chapayevsk, RUS
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English, Russian
Higher education
Psychology - Samara University: Russia

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport at age 13 in Chapayevsk, Russian Federation.
Why this sport?
Her parents were athletes, so she followed them into the sport. "I probably didn't choose athletics, it chose me."
Club / Team
Samara Sports School of Olympic Reserve No.6: Russia
Name of coach
Vladimir Spirin [personal], RUS, from 2006

International debut

Year
2007
Competing for
Russia
Location
Russia

General interest

Nicknames
Nika (neinvalid.ru, 14 Feb 2013)
Hobbies
Shopping. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the F46 long jump at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2019)
Most influential person in career
Her parents. (Athlete, 30 May 2016)
Hero / Idol
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (vkonline.ru, 19 Jun 2014)
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs
She has a lucky teddy bear that she takes with her to every competition. (Athlete, 26 Mar 2020)
Awards and honours
In recognition of her performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, she was presented with the Order of Friendship by the president of the Russian Federation. (neinvalid.ru, 14 Feb 2013)

She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (paralymp.ru, 17 Feb 2021)
Other sports
She has competed in able-bodied athletics at the Russian national championships. (63.ru, 05 Oct 2012)
Famous relatives
Her husband Nikita Prokhorov has represented the Russian Federation in Para athletics. He won gold in the F46 shot put at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London and competed at the world championships in 2019. (sport-63.ru, 10 Jun 2020)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2019)
Impairment
She was born without her right forearm and began wearing a prosthesis at age three. (63.ru, 05 Oct 2012; Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)
Other information
STAR NAME
Her father gave her the name 'Nikol' as he was a fan of the Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman. "My mother had no choice but to agree with him." (sgpress.ru, 17 Jan 2017)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T46 Heat 1 3
Women's 100 m T46 Final Round 5
Women's 200 m T46 Heat 2 2
Women's 200 m T46 Final Round 7
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m T46 Heat 2 2011-01-22 2
Women's 200 m T46 Final 2011-01-23 2
Women's Long Jump F46 Final 2011-01-24 1
Women's 100 m T46 Heat 1 2011-01-24 1
Women's 100 m T46 Final 2011-01-25 2
Women's 400 m T46 Final 2011-01-27 9999
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m T46 Heat 1 2012-08-31 1
Women's 200 m T46 Final Round 2012-09-01 4
Women's Long Jump F46 Final Round 2012-09-02 1
Women's 100 m T46 Heat 1 2012-09-04 2
Women's 100 m T46 Final Round 2012-09-05 2
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump T46 Final 1 2013-07-23 1
Women's 100 m T46 Semifinal 1 2013-07-26 2
Women's 100 m T46 Final 1 2013-07-27 2
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Long Jump T47 Final 1 2015-10-23 9999
Women's 100 m T47 Heat 3 2015-10-29 9999