Viktor Minibaev

Viktor Eduardovich Minibaev (Russian: Виктор Эдуардович Минибаев, IPA: [ˈvʲiktər mʲɪnʲɪˈba(ɪ̯)ɪf]; born 18 July 1991) is a Russian diver[1] who has won medals at World and European level and competed at three Olympic Games.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Eduardovich and the family name is Minibaev.
Viktor Minibaev
Minibaev at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1991-07-18) 18 July 1991
Moscow, Russia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m, 10 m synchro
ClubDynamo Moscow
Medal record
Representing Russia ROC
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo10 m synchro
Representing Russia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Barcelona10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2017 Budapest10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2019 Gwangju10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2019 Gwangju10 m mixed synchro
Bronze medal – third place2015 Kazan10 m synchro
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Berlin10 m platform
Gold medal – first place2014 BerlinTeam event
Gold medal – first place2015 RostockTeam event
Gold medal – first place2016 LondonTeam event
Gold medal – first place2018 Glasgow10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2019 Kiev10 m mixed synchro
Gold medal – first place2020 BudapestTeam event
Silver medal – second place2010 Budapest10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2012 Eindhoven10 m platform
Silver medal – second place2012 Eindhoven10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2013 Rostock10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2015 Rostock10 m platform
Silver medal – second place2016 London10 m platform
Silver medal – second place2019 KievTeam event
Bronze medal – third place2013 Rostock10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place2020 Budapest10m mixed synchro
Bronze medal – third place2020 Budapest10 m platform
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2013 KazanTeam
Silver medal – second place2013 Kazan10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2011 Shenzhen10 m platform synchro
Silver medal – second place2011 Shenzhen10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place2013 Kazan10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place2011 ShenzhenTeam

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
  1. "Victor Minibaev". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. "Viktor MINIBAEV | Medals | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  3. "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.
  4. "Competition Results | FINA Official - 2013 World Championships". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  5. "Competition Results | FINA Official - 2015 World Championships". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  6. "Competition Results | FINA Official - 2017 World Championships". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  7. "Competition Results | FINA Official - 2019 World Championships". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-05-15.


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