Vladislav Alekseyevich Lekomtsev (russian: Владислав Алексеевич Лекомцев; born 8 December 1994) is a Russian
para-cross-country skier and
para-biathlete. During the
2014 Winter Paralympics
The 2014 Winter Paralympics (russian: Зимние Паралимпийские игры 2014, Zimniye Paralimpiyskiye igry 2014), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, were an ...
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.
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Biography
Vladislav Lekomtsev was born on 8 December 1994 in Romashkino, Alnashsky District
Alnashsky District (russian: Ална́шский райо́н; udm, Алнаш ёрос, ''Alnaš joros'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Udmurt Republic and municipalLaw #64-RZ district (raion), one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Rep ...
, 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
A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction. Most common ...
, when he helped his father.
In 2009, Lekomtsev started practicing association football and athletics until his mother helped him to choose skiing.
He is a student of Udmurt State University
Udmurt State University ( Udmurtian Удмурт кун университет; russian: Удмуртский государственный университет) is a public university in the city of Izhevsk, Russia. Established in 1931, UdSU ...
in Izhevsk
Izhevsk (russian: Иже́вск, p=ɪˈʐɛfsk; udm, Ижкар, ''Ižkar'', or , ''Iž'') is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city i ...
, 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
The 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships was an international disability sport competition held in Lillehammer, Norway from 8 to 23 January 2022. It was the inaugural edition of the World Para Snow Sports Championships with para-alpine skiin ...
held in Lillehammer, Norway.
Personal life
He is in a serious relationship with his girlfriend, Varvara Reshetnikova.[
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Awards
* Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством», ''Orden "Za zaslugi pered Otechestvom"'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by P ...
, 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''
* Merited Master of Sports of Russia (11 March 2014)
References
External links
Vladislav Lekomtsev - IPC Nordic Skiing , Paralympic Athlete Profile
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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