Jimmy Lidberg
Jimmy Lidberg (born April 13, 1982 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish wrestler . Lidberg was twice vice European champion and once junior vice world champion.
Career
Jimmy Lidberg was already active in various disciplines from the age of three. At the age of 14 he decided to start wrestling because his older brother Martin was already very successful in this sport. He joined the local top club Spärvagens BK in Stockholm . In 2005 he moved to the Huddinge Brottarklub . He has also been wrestling in the German Bundesliga since 2003. So far it has competed for four German clubs, SV Siegfried Hallbergmoos , KSV Germania Aalen , ASV Mainz 1888 and SV Germania Weingarten .
His coaches included Sandor Csergö and the Swedish national coach, the former Polish Olympic champion Ryszard Swierad . Lidberg is 1.90 m tall and weighs around 100 kg. In 1998 he became the first Swedish junior middleweight champion in the Greco-Roman style, the style he wrestles exclusively. He was Swedish junior champion in 2000, 2001 and 2002 in the light heavyweight division. In 2000 he was the first Swedish senior light heavyweight champion. In 2001, 2002 and 2003 he was the Swedish runner-up because he was defeated in the final fights by his brother Martin. From 2004 to 2008 he was Swedish light heavyweight champion five times in a row.
His debut on the international wrestling mats were Jimmy Lidberg in 2000, when he at the Junior World Cup in Nantes in the weight class | Middleweight behind the Ukrainian Sergei Rutenko placed 2nd. The first big success with the seniors he succeeded in 2005. He was born in Varna in the light heavyweight division with wins over Mitja Sedmak, Slovenia , Vladislav Metodiew, Bulgaria , Dimitri Timchenko, Ukraine and Marek Sitnik , Poland and a defeat in the final against Hamza Yerlikaya from of Turkey Vice European champion . At the World Cup this year in Budapest he lost his first fight against Vasily Teplouchow from Russia and was eliminated because Teplouchow did not reach the final. He ended up in 28th place.
He won another medal at the 2006 European Championships in Moscow . He lost his first fight there too, but against the eventual winner Hamza Yerlikaya. He was therefore able to continue in the consolation round, in which he secured this medal with victories over Stanislaw Wolotkewicz from Lithuania and Theodoros Tounisidis from Greece . He won no medal at this year's World Championships in Guangzhou . He beat Mindaugas Ezerskis from Lithuania and Lajos Virág from Hungary there , but then lost to Ramas Nosadze from Georgia , which meant he was eliminated and came in 7th place.
Similarly The year was 2007. Jimmy Lidberg won first at the European Championship this year after wins over Igor Kostins, Latvia, Roman Meduna, Slovakia , Dimitri Timchenko and Balázs Kiss , Hungary and one defeat in the final against Rama Nosadse the EM silver medal , but came at the world championship this year only to 11th place, because he had lost again in the 3rd round to Ramas Nosadze and in the subsequent consolation round also drew the short straw against Marek Švec from the Czech Republic .
At the European Championships in Tampere in 2008 , he was able to retaliate in the fight against Marek Svec and defeat them on points. But then he already lost his next fight against Heiki Nabi from Estonia , dropped out and only came in 7th place. So he had no starting place at the Olympic Games in Beijing . He tried to fight for this starting place at the qualification tournaments in Rome and Novi Sad , but he did not succeed. He only came in 10th and 14th, which were by far not enough for a qualification.
Jimmy Lidberg was not discouraged and won medals for the first time in 2009 at the European Championships in Vilnius and at the World Championships in Herning / Denmark . In Vilnius it was the bronze medal he won with victories over Wladislaw Metodiew, Heiki Nabi, a defeat against Mindaugas Ezerskis and a victory over Serkan Oezden from Turkey, and in Herning it was even the silver medal he won with victories over Daigoro Timoncini , Italy , Sergei Jeroschkin , Ukraine, An-Chang-gun, South Korea and the 2008 Olympic champion Aslanbek Chuschtow from Russia, whom he defeated with 2: 1 rounds with 7: 7 points, in a narrow defeat in the final against Balázs Kiss from Hungary , got.
In 2010 Jimmy Lidberg lost his first fight against Kaloyan Dinchew at the European Championships in Baku and ended up in 19th place. But already at the 2010 World Cup in Moscow he reached 3rd place with victories over Ivan Nemeth, Hungary, Daigoro Timoncini, Mirko Englich , Germany , a defeat against Timofei Deinichenko from Belarus and a victory over Justin Ruiz from the United States and won another bronze medal.
In 2011 he only started at the World Cup in Istanbul . After victories over Justin Ruiz, Amor Ayari, Tunisia , Timofei Deinitschenko and Cenk İldem , Turkey, he was in the final against Elis Guri , an Albanian naturalized in Bulgaria . Unfortunately, he did not win the first title this time either, because he lost against Guri just on points and had to be content with the silver medal again.
In 2012 Jimmy Lidberg then failed the dress rehearsal for the Olympic Games in London , because he only finished 15th at the European Championships in Belgrade . In London, however, he won the bronze medal.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 2000 | 2. | Junior World Championships in Nantes | medium | with victories over Wladislaw Metodiew , Bulgaria , Rahul Kabhor, India , Douglas Avila, Venezuela a . Abdullah Jabreilov, Kazakhstan a . a loss to Sergei Rutenko, Ukraine |
| 2001 | 11. | EM in Istanbul | Semi-difficult | Winner: Alexander Besrutschkin , Russia, ahead of Ali Mollow , Bulgaria and Petru Sudureac , Romania |
| 2001 | 20th | World Cup in Patras | Semi-difficult | after losing to Ehsan Karimfar , Iran and Jari Kortesmäki , Finland |
| 2002 | 27. | World Cup in Moscow | Semi-difficult | after losing to Marek Sitnik , Poland and Karam Ibrahim , Egypt |
| 2005 | 3. | Poland Open in Wałbrzych | Semi-difficult | behind Roman Meduna, Slovakia a . Justin Ruiz , USA , together with Mindaugas Ezerskis , Lithuania |
| 2005 | 2. | EM in Varna | Semi-difficult | with victories over Mitja Sedmak, Slovenia , Wladislaw Metodiew, Dimitri Timtschenko , Ukraine and Marek Sitnik and a final defeat against Hamza Yerlikaya , Turkey |
| 2005 | 28. | World Cup in Budapest | Semi-difficult | after losing to Vasily Teplukhov , Russia |
| 2006 | 3. | EM in Moscow | Semi-difficult | after victories over Stanislaw Wolotkevicz, Lithuania and Theodoros Tounousidis , Greece and a defeat against Hamza Yerlikaya |
| 2006 | 7th | World Cup in Guangzhou (Canton) | Semi-difficult | with victories over Mindaugas Ezerskis , Lithuania and Lajos Virág , Hungary and one defeat against Ramas Nosadze , Georgia |
| 2007 | 2. | EM in Sofia | Semi-difficult | after victories over Igor Kostnis, Latvia , Roman Meduna, Slovakia , Dimitri Timtschenko a. Balázs Kiss , Hungary and a loss to Ramas Nosadze |
| 2007 | 11. | World Cup in Baku | Semi-difficult | with victories over Han Tae-young , South Korea and Kalojan Dinchew , Bulgaria a. Losses against Ramas Nosadze and Marek Švec , Czech Republic |
| 2008 | 7th | EM in Tampere | Semi-difficult | with victories over Beniamino Scibilia, Italy a . Marek Svec u. a loss to Heiki Nabi , Estonia |
| 2008 | 2. | Hungarian Grand Prix in Szombathely | Semi-difficult | behind Balázs Kiss, Hungary and in front of Aslanbek Chuschtow , Russia |
| 2008 | 10. | Olympic qualification tournament in Rome | Semi-difficult | Winner: Kalojan Dinchew ahead of Lajos Virág , Hungary |
| 2008 | 14th | Olympic qualification tournament in Novi Sad | Semi-difficult | Winner: Mohamed Karim Gaber Ibragim ahead of Theodoros Tounousidis , Greece |
| 2009 | 3. | EM in Vilnius | Semi-difficult | after victories over Wladislaw Metodiew and Heiki Nabi , Estonia , a defeat against Mindaugas Ezerskis and a win over Serkan Oezden , Turkey |
| 2009 | 2. | World Cup in Herning / Denmark | Semi-difficult | after victories over Daigoro Timoncini , Italy , Sergei Jeroschkin, Ukraine, An Chang-gun, South Korea and Aslanbek Chuschtow , Russia and a defeat against Balázs Kiss, Hungary |
| 2010 | 5. | "Vehbi-Emre" Memorial in Istanbul | Semi-difficult | behind Aslanbek Chuschtow, Cenk İldem , Turkey, Oleg Kryoka, Ukraine and Ahmet Tacyldiz, Turkey |
| 2010 | 19th | EM in Baku | Semi-difficult | after a loss to Kaloyan Dinchew |
| 2010 | 3. | World Cup in Moscow | Semi-difficult | after victories over Ivan Nemeth, Hungary, Daigoro Timoncini and Mirko Englich , Germany , a defeat against Timofei Deinichenko , Belarus and a victory over Justin Ruiz |
| 2011 | 1. | Golden Grand Prix in Szombathely | Semi-difficult | before Ewgeni Askarow, Uzbekistan , György Rizmajer , Hungary and Cenk Ildem |
| 2011 | 3. | Golden Grand Prix in Baku | Semi-difficult | behind Babak Hossein Ghorbani Goldasteh , Iran and Aslanbek Chuschtow, together with Balázs Kiss |
| 2011 | 1. | "Ion Corneanu" Memorial in Targoviste | Semi-difficult | before Ivan Nemeth, Daigoro Timoncini and Artur Schachbanow, Russia |
| 2011 | 2. | World Cup in Istanbul | Semi-difficult | after victories over Justin Ruiz, Amor Ayari, Tunisia , Timofei Deinichenko and Cenk Ildem and a defeat against Elis Guri , Bulgaria |
| 2012 | 15th | EM in Belgrade | Semi-difficult | Winner: Artur Aleksanjan , Armenia ahead of Mindaugas Ezerskis |
| 2012 | 3. | Azovmash Cup in Mariupol | Semi-difficult | behind Nikita Melnikow and Witali Raganin, both Russia, together with Nazmi Avluca , Turkey |
| 2012 | bronze | OS in London | Semi-difficult | after victories against Norikatsu Saikawa, a defeat against Rustam Totrow and victories against Timofei Deinichenko and Schalwa Gadabadse |
Explanations
- all competitions in Greco-Roman style
- OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
- Middle weight, up to 2001 up to 85 kg, since 2002 up to 84 kg, light heavy weight, up to 2001 up to 97 kg, since 2002 up to 96 kg body weight
literature
- Trade journal Der Ringer from 1999 to 2008,
Web links
- - 7k - Web presence of Jimmy and Martin Lidberg
- lidbergunited.se . Also in English.
- Profile of Jimmy Lidberg at the Institute for Applied Exercise Science
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lidberg, Jimmy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |