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Nikolay Polukhin
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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.
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![]() Polukhin (right) is awarded the Order of Friendship[1] by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Nikolay Polukhin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-07-07) 7 July 1982 (age 42) Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Polukhin was blinded in 1993 in an electrical accident. His sighted guide at Vancouver 2010 was Andrey Tokarev.