Viktor Lebedev

Viktor Nikolaevich Lebedev (Russian: Виктор Николаевич Лебедев; born March 10, 1988 in Tomponskiy Ulus) is a Russian freestyle wrestler from 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 nameViktor Nikolaevich Lebedev
Nationality Russian
Born (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988
Tomponskiy Ulus, Yakut ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportWrestling
RankNumber three in the ranking Flowrestling[1]
Grand Master of Sports in Freestyle Wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubCSKA Krasnoyarsk
Mindiashvili wrestling academy
Coached byDmitry Mindiashvili
Achievements and titles
World finalsTwo time

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»).[2]

On 19 December 2019, he caused physical harm to his deputy, Vladimir Strijak, breaking his nose and injuring various parts of his body.[3] On 31 December 2019, he was officially charged with a crime by the regional court of Sakha Republic (Yakutia).[4]

He is an ethnic Even.

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