Horst Lehr

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
Horst Lehr at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Full nameHorst Justin Junior Lehr
Nationality Germany
Born (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999
Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Home townLudwigshafen am Rhein
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Germany
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class57 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubKSV Köllerbach
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 57 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 57 kg
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan 57 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Silver medal – second place2023 Istanbul57 kg
Matteo Pellicone Tournament
Silver medal – second place2022 Rome57 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Plovdiv57 kg
European Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Dortmund50 kg

Career

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, he 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]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
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
  1. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. Shepherd, Neil (15 February 2020). "Triple gold for Russia on penultimate day of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. Houston, Michael (4 October 2021). "US claim two golds on third day of Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. "2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  8. "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  9. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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