Aleksander Leonidovich Lesun (Russian: Александр Леонидович Лесун; born 1 July 1988) is a Belarusian-born naturalized Russian modern pentathlete.[1] He is a multiple-time medalist at the World and European Championships, and was a top-ranked male modern pentathlete in the world by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM).[2]
Lesun started out his sporting career as a swimmer, before switching to modern pentathlon at the very young age. He first competed at the European and World Junior Championships in 2008, and had achieved five top-ten finishes. In late 2009, Lesun moved to Russia from Belarus, and obtained a dual citizenship and a Russian passport.[3]
Lesun returned to the international scene in early 2010, and was formally admitted to the national team. He competed at the World Championships in Chengdu, China, where he won two medals, one for the individual and one for the team relay. He also added his first ever gold medal at the 2010 World Cup in Budapest, Hungary.[citation needed]
In 2012, Lesun emerged as Russia's best medal prospect, and a top favorite to win gold at his first Olympics. He had broken his streak of silver medal finishes in his 2011 breakthrough season and also beat the former world and defending Olympic champion Moiseev to win his first individual gold medal at the 2012 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Rome, Italy.[4]
Following his triumph, Lesun qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, along with Moiseev, to compete in the men's event, which included a first-ever combined running and shooting segment.[3] During the competition, Lesun made a strong showing in the fencing segment, tying in second place with China's Cao Zhongrong for a score of twenty-five victories, but struggled to maintain his position in the entire event, with disappointing scores in freestyle swimming and horse riding. At the combined running and shooting discipline, Lesun progressed into the event in third place, until he was surpassed by Hungary's Ádám Marosi to win the bronze medal, dropping him out of the podium to a fourth-place finish, with a score of 5,764 points.[5]
In 2016, he won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics with a total of 1479 points, which was an Olympic record at the time.[6]
He resigned from the Russian team following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, opting to return to Belarus.[8]
References
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
^. UIPM. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
aleksander, lesun, aleksander, leonidovich, lesun, russian, Александр, Леонидович, Лесун, born, july, 1988, belarusian, born, naturalized, russian, modern, pentathlete, multiple, time, medalist, world, european, championships, ranked, male, modern, pentathlete. Aleksander Leonidovich Lesun Russian Aleksandr Leonidovich Lesun born 1 July 1988 is a Belarusian born naturalized Russian modern pentathlete 1 He is a multiple time medalist at the World and European Championships and was a top ranked male modern pentathlete in the world by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne UIPM 2 Aleksander LesunPersonal informationFull nameAleksander Leonidovich LesunNationality Belarus until 2009 Russia since 2009 Born 1988 07 01 1 July 1988 age 34 Barysaw Belarus SSR Soviet UnionHeight1 82 m 6 ft 0 in Weight75 kg 165 lb SportSportModern pentathlonTeamDynamoCoached byAlexei KhaplanovMedal record Men s modern pentathlonRepresenting RussiaOlympic Games2016 Rio de Janeiro IndividualWorld Championships2011 Moscow Team2012 Rome Individual2014 Warsaw Individual2016 Moscow Mixed Relay2010 Chengdu Individual2011 Moscow Individual2012 Rome Team2013 Kaohsiung Team2015 Berlin Individual2016 Moscow Individual2010 Chengdu Relay2013 Kaohsiung Individual2013 Kaohsiung Relay2019 Budapest RelayEuropean Championships2011 Medway Team2012 Sofia Team2014 Szekesfehervar Individual2016 Sofia Relay2017 Minsk Individual2015 Bath Team2017 Minsk Team2013 Drzonkow IndividualCareer EditLesun started out his sporting career as a swimmer before switching to modern pentathlon at the very young age He first competed at the European and World Junior Championships in 2008 and had achieved five top ten finishes In late 2009 Lesun moved to Russia from Belarus and obtained a dual citizenship and a Russian passport 3 Lesun returned to the international scene in early 2010 and was formally admitted to the national team He competed at the World Championships in Chengdu China where he won two medals one for the individual and one for the team relay He also added his first ever gold medal at the 2010 World Cup in Budapest Hungary citation needed In 2012 Lesun emerged as Russia s best medal prospect and a top favorite to win gold at his first Olympics He had broken his streak of silver medal finishes in his 2011 breakthrough season and also beat the former world and defending Olympic champion Moiseev to win his first individual gold medal at the 2012 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Rome Italy 4 Following his triumph Lesun qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London along with Moiseev to compete in the men s event which included a first ever combined running and shooting segment 3 During the competition Lesun made a strong showing in the fencing segment tying in second place with China s Cao Zhongrong for a score of twenty five victories but struggled to maintain his position in the entire event with disappointing scores in freestyle swimming and horse riding At the combined running and shooting discipline Lesun progressed into the event in third place until he was surpassed by Hungary s Adam Marosi to win the bronze medal dropping him out of the podium to a fourth place finish with a score of 5 764 points 5 In 2016 he won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics with a total of 1479 points which was an Olympic record at the time 6 At the 2017 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Cairo Egypt Lesun suffered a back injury in the fencing segment leaving him without a medal in the individual competition 7 However he won bronze with his team He resigned from the Russian team following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 opting to return to Belarus 8 References Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Aleksander Lesun Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 15 November 2012 Asadauskaite and Lesun maintain the world 1 rankings UIPM Archived from the original on 23 August 2012 Retrieved 15 November 2012 a b Aleksander Lesun London2012 com The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited Archived from the original on 28 January 2013 Retrieved 15 November 2012 Aleksander Lesun rallies to win men s title at modern pentathlon World Championships NBC Olympics 6 June 2012 Retrieved 15 November 2012 Czech Svoboda wins men s modern pentathlon Fox News 11 August 2012 Retrieved 15 November 2012 Rio 2016 Men s Modern Pentathlon results BBC Sport Retrieved 2017 08 17 Posle snyatiya Lesuna pyatiborcy RF ostalis bez medalej na chempionate mira championat com The Olympic champion who turned his back on Putin BBC Sport Retrieved 2022 04 18 External links EditAleksander Lesun at UIPM Aleksander Lesun at the International Olympic Committee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aleksander Lesun amp oldid 1129910331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
