Vladislav Lekomtsev Explained
Vladislav Lekomtsev |
Birth Date: | 8 December 1994 |
Birth Place: | , Udmurtia, Russia[1] |
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.
He won the gold medal in the men's 12.5km standing cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[5] [6] He also won the gold medal in the men's long-distance standing cross-country skiing event.[7] [8] In biathlon, he won the gold medal in the men's 6km standing event.[9] [10] He also won the gold medal in the men's 10km standing biathlon event.[11] [12]
Personal life
He is in a serious relationship with his girlfriend, Varvara Reshetnikova.[13] They had been friends at school before starting to date in March 2013.[14] On 22 February 2015, the couple welcomed their first child, a son they named Timofey.[13]
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]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Russian biathlete Vladislav Lekomtsev wins Paralympic gold in 7. ITAR-TASS. March 8, 2014. December 13, 2014.
- News: Russia breaks medal record at Sochi Paralympics with cross-country golds. The Moscow News. December 3, 2014. December 13, 2014.
- News: Stovbun. Svetlana. Две стороны несчастья: о чём мечтает чемпион Владислав Лекомцев?. Argumenty i Fakty. 16. 20 April 2015. ru. 26 February 2017.
- News: Impolitova. Nadezhda. Паралимпиец из Удмуртии Владислав Лекомцев отмечает юбилей в Финляндии. 8 December 2014. Komsomolskaya Pravda. ru. 26 February 2017.
- News: 13 January 2022. Royals crown six new champions as hosts strike cross-country gold on first day. Paralympic.org. 14 January 2022.
- News: Houston. Michael. 13 January 2022. Golubkov and Gretsch among first winners at World Para Snow Sports Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 15 January 2022.
- News: Houston. Michael. 18 January 2022. Masters wins first gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 January 2022.
- News: 18 January 2022. USA's Oksana Masters claims 10th world title days after recovering from COVID. Paralympic.org. 18 January 2022.
- News: Houston. Michael. 15 January 2022. Russians take biathlon golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 15 January 2022.
- News: 15 January 2022. Clean podium sweeps for RPC and Ukraine on Para biathlon's opening day. Paralympic.org. 15 January 2022.
- News: 16 January 2022. Belarus' Yury Holub reigns supreme for second gold medal despite icy slip. Paralympic.org. 16 January 2022.
- News: Houston. Michael. 16 January 2022. Russian trio win again in biathlon at the World Para Snow Sports Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 16 January 2022.
- Web site: Igosheva. Diana. У паралимпийца из Удмуртии Владислава Лекомцева родился сын. Izhlife.ru. 5 May 2015. ru. 26 February 2017.
- Web site: Semenova. Anna. Паралимпиец Владислав Лекомцев из Удмуртии: папа сделал мне отдельную комнату для медалей, но в ней уже тесновато. Izhlife.ru. 9 April 2016. ru. 26 February 2017.
- Web site: Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17 марта 2014 года № 144 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации». kremlin.ru. ru. 26 February 2017.
- Web site: Приказ Министерства спорта Российской Федерации от 11 марта 2014 г. № 21-нг «О присвоении почётного спортивного звания "Заслуженный мастер спорта России"». 11 March 2014. Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation. ru. 26 February 2017.