Viktor Nikolaevich Lebedev (Russian: Виктор Николаевич Лебедев; born March 10, 1988, in Tomponskiy Ulus) is a Russian freestyle wrestler from the Sakha Republic, two time World Champion, multiple international tournaments winner. He won the gold medal at the 2015 Summer European Games in the Freestyle men's 57 kg weight category.

Viktor Lebedev
Personal information
Birth nameВиктор Николаевич Лебедев
Full nameViktor Nikolaevich Lebedev
NationalityRussia Russian
Born (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 36)
Tomponskiy Ulus, Yakut ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWrestling
Weight class57 kg
RankHonored Master of Sports of Russia
EventFreestyle
ClubCSKA Krasnoyarsk
Mindiashvili wrestling academy
Coached byDmitry Mindiashvili
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals9th(2016)
World finalsGold (2010)

Gold (2011)

Bronze (2009)

Bronze (2015)
Regional finalsGold (2015) Bronze (2010)
National finals1st place, gold medalist(s) (2009) 1st place, gold medalist(s) (2010)

1st place, gold medalist(s) (2011) 1st place, gold medalist(s) (2014)

1st place, gold medalist(s) (2015) 1st place, gold medalist(s) (2016)

2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2012)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Las Vegas 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Herning 55 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 Los Angeles 57 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 57 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Baku 55 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Istanbul 61 kg
Representing Yakutia Sakha
Russian National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Yakutsk 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kaspiisk 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Yakutsk 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Yakutsk 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Volgograd 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kazan 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 St.Petersburg 55 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Gold medal – first place 2015 Krasnoyarsk 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Krasnoyarsk 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Krasnoyarsk 61 kg

Lebedev competed out of the СSKA wrestling club in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. He is a three-time world medalist, including two title-winning performances in the 55 kg weight class at the 2010 and 2011 World Wrestling Championships. On 17 June 2015 he won the gold medal for wrestling in the 57 kilogram range at the 2015 European Games in Baku.

In October 2019, he was appointed Director General of Sakha Republic's state-owned fuel supply corporation, Sakhaneftegazsbyt (АО «Саханефтегазсбыт»).[1]

On 19 December 2019, he caused physical harm to his deputy, Vladimir Strijak, breaking his nose and injuring various parts of his body.[2] On 31 December 2019, he was officially charged with a crime by the regional court of Sakha Republic (Yakutia).[3]

He is an ethnic Even.

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References edit

  1. ^ "Виктор Лебедев утвержден в должности генерального директора АО "Саханефтегазсбыт"". News Ykt. 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Бывший борец Лебедев сломал челюсть подчиненному. Сейчас он депутат и гендиректор нефтегазовой компании". Sports.ru. 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ "На гендиректора "Саханефтегазсбыта" Виктора Лебедева возбуждено уголовное дело". News Ykt. 31 December 2019.

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