Viktor Minibaev
Viktor Eduardovich Minibaev (Russian: Виктор Эдуардович Минибаев, IPA: [ˈvʲiktər ɨdʊˈardəvʲɪtɕ mʲɪnʲɪˈbajɪf]; born 18 July 1991) is a Russian diver[1] who has won medals at World and European level and competed at three Olympic Games.
Career
[edit]Minibaev's first major international medal came in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform event at the 2010 European Championships.[2]
Minibaev competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform (with Ilya Zakharov) and the men's 10 m platform.[3] At the European Championships that year, he won silver in both events.[2]
With Artem Chesakov, Minibaev won silver at the 2013 World Championships in the men's synchronised 10 m platform event.[4] In 2015, in a World Championships on home ground in Kazan, Minibaev won a bronze medal in that event with Roman Izmailov.[5] At the 2014 European Championships, Minibaev won gold in the men's 10 m platform and gold in the team event.[2]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the same events, teaming with Nikita Shleykher in the synchronised 10 m platform event.[3] At the European Championships that year, he again won gold in the mixed team event, and silver in the men's 10 m platform.[2]
In 2017, he won World Championship men's synchronised 10 m platform silver again, this time with Aleksandr Bondar.[6] The team won silver again at the 2019 World Championships.[7] Minibaev also won silver in the mixed synchronised 10 m platform at that event, with Ekaterina Beliaeva.[7] In 2018, he won European gold in the men's synchronised 10 m platform event.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Victor Minibaev". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Viktor MINIBAEV | Medals | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ a b "Viktor Minibayev Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Competition Results | FINA Official - 2013 World Championships". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ "Competition Results | FINA Official - 2015 World Championships". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ "Competition Results | FINA Official - 2017 World Championships". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ a b "Competition Results | FINA Official - 2019 World Championships". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
External links
[edit]- Viktor Minibaev at World Aquatics
- Viktor Minibaev at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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