Aleksey Lebedev
Alexei Lebedev (Russian: Алексей Лебедев; * 1982 ) is a former Russian natural track luge, who scored in the first half of the 2000s in the single-seater of the most successful of his country. He ran twice in the top five at the World Championships and the World Cup twice in the top 15, in 2002 Junior World Champion and won at the 2005 World Championships silver medal in the team competition.
Career
Lebedev took 2000-2002 International junior championships. While he did not reach top places at the European Junior Championships in 2000 and 2001, In 2002 he became Junior World Champion in the single-seater. Already in 2000 he took part in Olang for the first time at a World Cup in the general class and was 24th in the single-seater, and together with Ivan Lazarev ninth in doubles. Afterwards Lebedev launched in international competitions only in the single-seater and counted in this discipline until his retirement in late 2006, especially for large events the most successful natural track lugers his country.
The first World Cup race Lebedev denied on February 11, 2001 in Moscow, where he immediately became the tenth and thus the best of the six Russians launched. His next World Cup Appearances followed but only in the season 2002/2003. This winter, he took part in three of the six World Cup races, scored the eleventh place in Olang, ninth in Moscow and in fourth place in Kindberg best World Cup result of his career. In all these races he was the best Russian, as well as in the World Cup, where he finished in 16th place. In the next two years, each followed only a World Cup competition. On 25 January 2004, he was fifth in Moscow on 23 January 2005, he drove in his last World Cup race in 15th place Latzfons
At the World Championships of 2003 and 2005, Lebedev reached the best World Cup results, the Russians so far come in a single-seater. Having previously a 17th place by Michael Kolesow was the best result in the 1998 World Cup, Lebedev reached at the 2003 World Cup in Železniki the 13th Place and two years later at the 2005 World Championships in dwarf even the twelfth place, and thus the best ever World Cup result of a Russian in the men's singles. In the 2005 World Cup he also took a further hit when he won the silver medal in the team competition, together with Ekaterina Lawrentjewa, Pavel and Ivan Lazarev Porschnew. Lebedev scoring in his run, the fourth fastest time. During his three European Championship appearances he admittedly came to these results are not quite as good, but each time was the best of his country. At the 2002 European Championships in Frantschach - Sankt Gertraud Lebedev went to number 23 in the 2004 European Championship in Huttau on rank 20 and at the 2006 European Championship in Obergurgl - his last international competition - ranked 22
Sporting successes
World Championships
- Olang 2000: 24 single-seaters, 9 doubles ( with Ivan Lazarev )
- Železniki 2003: 13 seater
- Laces 2005: 12 seater, 2nd team
European Championships
- Frantschach 2002: 23 seater
- Huttau 2004: 20 seater
- Umhausen 2006: 22 seater
Junior World Championships
- Gsies 2002: first single-seater
European Junior Championships
- Umhausen 2000: 14 seater
- Tiers 2001: 12 seater