Viktor Lebedev

Not to be confused with the composer Victor Lebedev.

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolaevich and the family name is Lebedev.

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 name	Виктор Николаевич Лебедев
Full name	Viktor Nikolaevich Lebedev
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 37) Tomponskiy Ulus, Yakut ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	57 kg
Rank	Honored Master of Sports of Russia
Event	Freestyle
Club	CSKA Krasnoyarsk Mindiashvili wrestling academy
Coached by	Dmitry Mindiashvili
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	9th(2016)
World finals	(2010) (2011) (2009) (2015)
Regional finals	(2015) (2010)
National finals	(2009) (2010) (2011) (2014) (2015) (2016) (2012)
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Russia World Championships 2011 Istanbul 55 kg 2010 Moscow 55 kg 2015 Las Vegas 57 kg 2009 Herning 55 kg World Cup 2014 Los Angeles 57 kg European Games 2015 Baku 57 kg European Championships 2010 Baku 55 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2015 Istanbul 61 kg Representing Sakha Russian National Championships 2016 Yakutsk 57 kg 2015 Kaspiisk 57 kg 2014 Yakutsk 57 kg 2011 Yakutsk 55 kg 2010 Volgograd 55 kg 2009 Kazan 55 kg 2012 St.Petersburg 55 kg Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2015 Krasnoyarsk 57 kg 2009 Krasnoyarsk 55 kg 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.

See also

• List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
• Soviet and Russian results in men's freestyle wrestling