Vladislav Lekomtsev

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Vladislav Lekomtsev
Владислав Алексеевич Лекомцев.jpeg
Lekomtsev during the state awards ceremony in Sochi on March 17, 2014.
Born (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29)
Romashkino [ru], Udmurtia, Russia[1]
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Paralympic Games
Men's biathlon
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 7.5 km, standing
Men's cross-country skiing
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 4 x 2.5 km open relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi 20 km, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi 1 km sprint, standing
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi 10 km, standing

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

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

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

  • 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

  1. ^ "Russian biathlete Vladislav Lekomtsev wins Paralympic gold in 7". ITAR-TASS. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Russia breaks medal record at Sochi Paralympics with cross-country golds". The Moscow News. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Impolitova, Nadezhda (8 December 2014). "Паралимпиец из Удмуртии Владислав Лекомцев отмечает юбилей в Финляндии". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Royals crown six new champions as hosts strike cross-country gold on first day". Paralympic.org. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ^ Houston, Michael (13 January 2022). "Golubkov and Gretsch among first winners at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Houston, Michael (18 January 2022). "Masters wins first gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "USA's Oksana Masters claims 10th world title days after recovering from COVID". Paralympic.org. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  10. ^ Houston, Michael (15 January 2022). "Russians take biathlon golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Clean podium sweeps for RPC and Ukraine on Para biathlon's opening day". Paralympic.org. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Belarus' Yury Holub reigns supreme for second gold medal despite icy slip". Paralympic.org. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  13. ^ Houston, Michael (16 January 2022). "Russian trio win again in biathlon at the World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 January 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ a b Igosheva, Diana (5 May 2015). "У паралимпийца из Удмуртии Владислава Лекомцева родился сын" (in Russian). Izhlife.ru. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17 марта 2014 года № 144 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»" (in Russian). kremlin.ru. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  16. ^ "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.

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