Horst Justin Junior Lehr (born 6 December 1999, Ludwigshafen am Rhein) is a German freestyle wrestler. He is a bronze medalist in the men's 57 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. He is also a two-time bronze medalist in this event at the European Wrestling Championships.
 Horst Lehr at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Horst Justin Junior Lehr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 December 1999 Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 57 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | KSV Köllerbach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Lehr competed in the 57 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal.[1] He was eliminated in his second match by Nurislam Sanayev of Kazakhstan. Later that year, Lehr represented Germany at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event.[2]
In 2020, Lehr won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[3][4] In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the 57 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[5][6]
Lehr won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[7] A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[8] Lehr competed in the 57 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia where he was eliminated in his first match.[9]
Lehr competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[10]
Achievements edit
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2019 | Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2020 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2021 | World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
References edit
- ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Shepherd, Neil (15 February 2020). "Triple gold for Russia on penultimate day of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Houston, Michael (4 October 2021). "US claim two golds on third day of Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links edit
- Horst Lehr at the International Wrestling Database
