Lyudmila Prokashova

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameLyudmila Vyacheslavovna•Prokashova
Used nameLyudmila•Prokashova
Original nameЛюдмила Вячеславовна•Прокашёва
Born23 January 1969 in Pavlodar, Pavlodar (KAZ)
Measurements160 cm / 56 kg
AffiliationsDynamo Pavlodar, Pavlodar (KAZ)
NOC Kazakhstan Unified Team
Nationality Kazakhstan
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Lyudmila Prokasheva emerged as a long distance skater in the early 1990s, but missed out on international medals initially. She placed fourth at the 1992 World Championships, and achieved a fourth, fifth and sixth place at the 1992 and 1994 Olympics. Her first major international medal came in 1995, when she was runner-up at the World All-Around Championships. She medalled again at the inaugural World Single Distance Championships in 1996, gaining a bronze in the 3000 m. She won Kazakhstan’s first Olympic speed skating medal at the Nagano Games when she placed third in the 5000 m, although she was more than 10 seconds behind the other medallists. Prokasheva, a lieutenant at the Pavlodar police, also won two titles at the 1996 Asian Winter Games.

Personal Bests: 500 – 41.06 (1999); 1000 – 1:17.74 (2001); 1500 – 1:58.64 (1999); 3000 – 4:05.01 (2001); 5000 – 7:09.42 (2001).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1992 Winter Olympics Speed Skating (Skating) EUN KAZ Lyudmila Prokashova
500 metres, Women (Olympic) 31
1,500 metres, Women (Olympic) 10
3,000 metres, Women (Olympic) 10
5,000 metres, Women (Olympic) 5
1994 Winter Olympics Speed Skating (Skating) KAZ Lyudmila Prokashova
3,000 metres, Women (Olympic) 4
5,000 metres, Women (Olympic) 6
1998 Winter Olympics Speed Skating (Skating) KAZ Lyudmila Prokashova
1,500 metres, Women (Olympic) 11
3,000 metres, Women (Olympic) 7
5,000 metres, Women (Olympic) 3 Bronze
2002 Winter Olympics Speed Skating (Skating) KAZ Lyudmila Prokashova
1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) 28
3,000 metres, Women (Olympic) 16
5,000 metres, Women (Olympic) DNF

Olympic Records

Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.
Games Date Sport Event Phase Mark Pos
1998 Winter Olympics 20 February 1998 Speed Skating (Skating) 5,000 metres, Women Final Standings 7:11.14 3

Special Notes