Vladislav Lekomtsev
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Born | Romashkino , Udmurtia, Russia[1] | 8 December 1994
Medal record |
Vladislav Alekseyevich Lekomtsev (Russian: Владислав Алексеевич Лекомцев; born 8 December 1994) is a Russian para-cross-country skier[2] and para-biathlete. During the 2014 Winter Paralympics he won a gold medal in 7.5 km biathlon race and then won bronze one for the 20 km cross country skiing at the same place.[2]
Biography
[edit]Vladislav Lekomtsev was born on 8 December 1994 in Romashkino, Alnashsky District, Udmurtia to Tamara Yakovlevna Lekomtseva and Aleksey Lekomtsev. Starting from elementary school, he and his three siblings worked part-time on a collective farm during their summer holidays to earn clothes and school supplies. On 8 August 2007, he lost his left arm and fractured the other one in an accident with a tractor, when he helped his father.[3]
In 2009, Lekomtsev started practicing association football and athletics until his mother helped him to choose skiing.[4]
He is a student of Udmurt State University in Izhevsk, where he is studying psychology.[5]
He won the gold medal in the men's 12.5 km standing cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[6][7] He also won the gold medal in the men's long-distance standing cross-country skiing event.[8][9] In biathlon, he won the gold medal in the men's 6 km standing event.[10][11] He also won the gold medal in the men's 10 km standing biathlon event.[12][13]
Personal life
[edit]He is in a serious relationship with his girlfriend, Varvara Reshetnikova.[14] They had been friends at school before starting to date in March 2013.[5] On 22 February 2015, the couple welcomed their first child, a son they named Timofey.[14]
Awards
[edit]- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class (17 March 2014) – for the huge contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, and for the high athletic performances at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi[15]
- Merited Master of Sports of Russia (11 March 2014)[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Russian biathlete Vladislav Lekomtsev wins Paralympic gold in 7". ITAR-TASS. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Russia breaks medal record at Sochi Paralympics with cross-country golds". The Moscow News. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ Stovbun, Svetlana (20 April 2015). "Две стороны несчастья: о чём мечтает чемпион Владислав Лекомцев?". Argumenty i Fakty (in Russian). No. 16. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Impolitova, Nadezhda (8 December 2014). "Паралимпиец из Удмуртии Владислав Лекомцев отмечает юбилей в Финляндии". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ a b Semenova, Anna (9 April 2016). "Паралимпиец Владислав Лекомцев из Удмуртии: папа сделал мне отдельную комнату для медалей, но в ней уже тесновато" (in Russian). Izhlife.ru. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Royals crown six new champions as hosts strike cross-country gold on first day". Paralympic.org. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Houston, Michael (13 January 2022). "Golubkov and Gretsch among first winners at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Houston, Michael (18 January 2022). "Masters wins first gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "USA's Oksana Masters claims 10th world title days after recovering from COVID". Paralympic.org. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Houston, Michael (15 January 2022). "Russians take biathlon golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Clean podium sweeps for RPC and Ukraine on Para biathlon's opening day". Paralympic.org. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Belarus' Yury Holub reigns supreme for second gold medal despite icy slip". Paralympic.org. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Houston, Michael (16 January 2022). "Russian trio win again in biathlon at the World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b Igosheva, Diana (5 May 2015). "У паралимпийца из Удмуртии Владислава Лекомцева родился сын" (in Russian). Izhlife.ru. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17 марта 2014 года № 144 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»" (in Russian). kremlin.ru. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Приказ Министерства спорта Российской Федерации от 11 марта 2014 г. № 21-нг «О присвоении почётного спортивного звания "Заслуженный мастер спорта России"»" (in Russian). Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Living people
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Russia
- Paralympic gold medalists for Russia
- Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Russian male biathletes
- Paralympic biathletes for Russia
- People from Alnashsky District
- Russian male cross-country skiers
- Paralympic cross-country skiers for Russia
- People without hands
- Russian amputees
- Russian disabled sportspeople
- Sportspeople from Udmurtia
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Paralympic medalists in biathlon
- 21st-century Russian sportsmen