Vladislav Lekomtsev

Vladislav Lekomtsev
Lekomtsev during the state awards ceremony in Sochi on March 17, 2014.
Born (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994
Romashkino, Udmurtia, Russia[1]
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Paralympic Games
Men's biathlon
2014 Sochi7.5 km, standing
Men's cross-country skiing
2014 Sochi4 x 2.5 km open relay
2014 Sochi20 km, standing
2014 Sochi1 km sprint, standing
2014 Sochi10 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]

Personal life

He is in a serious relationship with his girlfriend, Varvara Reshetnikova.[6] 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.[6]

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[7]
  • Merited Master of Sports of Russia (11 March 2014)[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Russian biathlete Vladislav Lekomtsev wins Paralympic gold in 7". ITAR-TASS. March 8, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Russia breaks medal record at Sochi Paralympics with cross-country golds". The Moscow News. December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ Stovbun, Svetlana (20 April 2015). "Две стороны несчастья: о чём мечтает чемпион Владислав Лекомцев?". Argumenty i Fakty (in Russian) (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. 1 2 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. 1 2 Igosheva, Diana (5 May 2015). "У паралимпийца из Удмуртии Владислава Лекомцева родился сын" (in Russian). Izhlife.ru. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17 марта 2014 года № 144 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»" (in Russian). kremlin.ru. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "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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