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
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
- ^ "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
- Viktor Minibaev at World Aquatics
- Viktor Minibaev at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)