Viktor Nikolaevich Lebedev (; born March 10, 1988, in Tomponskiy Ulus) is a Russian freestyle wrestler from the

Sakha Republic Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia, and the largest federal subject of Russia by area. It is located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of one million ...

, two time World Champion, multiple international tournaments winner. He won the gold medal at the

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in the Freestyle men's 57 kg weight category. Lebedev competed out of the СSKA wrestling club in

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, Russia. He is a three-time world medalist, including two title-winning performances in the 55 kg weight class at the

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and 2011 World Wrestling Championships. On 17 June 2015 he won the gold medal for wrestling in the 57 kilogram range at the 2015 European Games in

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. In October 2019, he was appointed Director General of Sakha Republic's state-owned fuel supply corporation, Sakhaneftegazsbyt (АО «Саханефтегазсбыт»). On 19 December 2019, he caused physical harm to his deputy, Vladimir Strijak, breaking his nose and injuring various parts of his body. On 31 December 2019, he was officially charged with a crime by the regional court of Sakha Republic (Yakutia). He is an ethnic Even.

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* Living people 1988 births Russian male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Yakutsk Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in wrestling European Games gold medalists for Russia World Wrestling Championships medalists Olympic wrestlers for Russia Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics North-Eastern Federal University alumni Even people 20th-century Russian sportsmen 21st-century Russian sportsmen World Wrestling Champions {{Russia-wrestling-bio-stub

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