Rib, Nikita Leonidovich

Childhood and Youth

Born on August 29, 1988 in Zhdanov , (since 1989 Mariupol, Donetsk region , Ukraine ), Ukrainian by nationality. He grew up in a healthy child, but from the age of five, parents noticed a decrease in hearing, the diagnosis was disappointing, neuritis of the auditory nerve of the III-IV degree , presumably after an infectious disease and severe treatment. Six-year-old Nikita was sent to a specialized boarding school for the deaf and hard of hearing in Mariupol, but a year later, after hearing aids, parents decided to transfer Nikita to secondary school No. 28, Mariupol, in which the future champion was studying until the 9th grade, which positively affected the development speech apparatus and social communications .

The detected deafness did not become an obstacle to visiting sports sections, the first, at the age of 6 years, was the section on diving in the swimming pool "Neptune", three years later, at the age of 9 years old, he began to practice circus gymnastics in the Iskra recreation center . At 11 years old, little Nikita got into a terrible accident , while walking on a bicycle he was hit by a car. After treatment, the young athlete signed up for the freestyle wrestling section in the Metallurgists recreation center, Papush Nikolai Fedorovich became the first coach, Nikita competed and trained with healthy wrestlers, the first weight category was up to 30 kg. Having shown good data and results, the young wrestler made a recommendation to go to the sports boarding school No. 4 of Mariupol, in which Nikita graduated from grades 9-10, and also won victories in the championships and cups of the Donetsk region among juniors.

However, by 2005, the difference between a healthy fighter and a hearing impaired began to affect, Nikita had a hard time competing on equal terms and began to decline in his sports career, loss of motivation. Graduation class Nikita graduated in rural secondary school number 1, p. Nameless Novoazovsky district , Ukraine , where he helped a seriously ill grandmother. In 2006 he graduated from the Mariupol Professional Agrarian Lyceum ( Sartana ), specialty " car mechanic ".

Deaf sport

In 2007, the athlete’s trainer Papush N. F. learned about the Invasport organization in Ukraine and the deaf athletes competition. Having passed certification and medical verification, Nikita was allowed to compete under the auspices of "Invasport".

In 2008, he won the championship of Ukraine among the hearing impaired in freestyle wrestling ^[7] and took second place in Greco-Roman wrestling in w / c up to 74 kg, thus opening the way to the deflimpy national team of Ukraine and getting a ticket to the September world championship in Yerevan ( Armenia ). In the same year she won the championship of the Donetsk region in freestyle wrestling among healthy athletes (up to 74 kg).

In 2009, the athlete became the two-time champion of Ukraine among the hearing impaired in wrestling w / c up to 74 kg, the national team coaching staff decided to declare Nikita to the 2009 Summer Olympic Games in Taipei in two sports disciplines, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling ^{[ 8]} , where the wrestler took 8 and 5 ^[9] places, respectively (up to 74 kg), which made it possible to fulfill the standard of the master of sports of Ukraine. According to the results of the year, it is among the best athletes of half a million Mariupol ^[10] . In the same year, Nikita moved to the Azovmash Sports Complex, to coach Alexei Nikolayevich Sardaryan, an international master of sports.

In 2010, Rib Nikita won the third gold medal of the Ukrainian Championship among the hearing-impaired and the bronze in classical wrestling ^[11] (both disciplines are up to 74 kg).

In 2011, he repeated the 2010 results in freestyle wrestling and mined silver in Greco-Roman wrestling, thereby getting a ticket to the European Championship in Wrestling among the hearing-impaired, where he won bronze ^[12] , his first international medal. In the same year, he transferred to Dynamo Insurance Company in Odessa , Ukraine, where the honored coach of Ukraine, Antonov Dmitry Alekseevich, began to train Nikita. According to the results of 2011, he falls into the list of the best athletes of Odessa ^[13] .

In 2012, she became the five-time champion of Ukraine in freestyle wrestling and the four-time vice champion in Greco-Roman (up to 74 kg). As part of the Ukrainian team, begins preparations for the III World Championship in freestyle wrestling among athletes with hearing impairment, which took place on September 3-8 in Sofia ( Bulgaria ). However, he was not allowed to participate in the competition, although the athlete went through the weighing procedure, in violation of the competition regulations, Nikita was forced to undergo additional audiometry, according to the results of which he was suspended from the competition, casting doubt on an almost twenty-year medical diagnosis. The national team coaches did not appeal, but on the contrary wrote a report to the athlete, which led to a two-year national disqualification ^[14] .

In 2013, the athlete began the process of changing Ukrainian citizenship to Russian, because of the desire to resume his sports career ^[15] . Nikita’s rib goes to MBU DO Purovskaya District Youth Sports School "Victoria", Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug , to the honored coach of the Russian Federation Dyushko Oleg Ivanovich.

In 2014, he first performed at the Russian Championship in freestyle wrestling among hearing impaired athletes, having won a gold medal, weight category up to 70 kg. In Greco-Roman wrestling he became vice champion (up to 71 kg). A successful debut year brought Nikita to the national team of the Russian Federation.

In 2015, Vladimir became the two-time champion of Russia in freestyle wrestling (up to 70 kg) ^[16] , also in Vladimir he won silver in classical wrestling ^[17] . He was included in the Russian national team for 2015, to participate in the VI European Championship ( Tbilisi , Georgia ) in freestyle wrestling, among the hearing impaired (up to 70 kg), where he won a gold award ^[18] . In the same year he received the title of master of sports of Russia (deaf sports) ^[19] , as well as the title of master of sports of Russia among healthy athletes (wrestling) ^[5] , for winning international tournaments.

In 2016, bronze was won at the Russian Championship in freestyle wrestling (up to 86 kg), and bronze at the Russian Championship in Greco-Roman wrestling (up to 85 kg) ^[20] .

In 2017, Nikita selected silver at the Russian freestyle wrestling championship (up to 70 kg) ^[21] , and silver at the Russian Greco-Roman wrestling championship (up to 75 kg) ^[22] . He won the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Championship in Greco-Roman wrestling “Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Wrestling Festival” January 20-22, 2017, Tarko-Sale. Bronze medalist of the XV All-Russian tournament on Greco-Roman wrestling in memory of F.K. Salmanov 04/07/2017 ( Surgut ). Bronze medalist of the XXXV All-Russian tournament in Greco-Roman wrestling, in memory of A.A. Tarasov December 15-17, 2017, ( Nizhny Tagil ).

In 2018, he became the three-time Russian champion in freestyle wrestling (up to 79 kg) ^[23] , as well as the bronze medalist of the Russian Greco-Roman wrestling championship (up to 77 kg) ^[24] . From June 11 to June 19 in Vladimir (Russia), the V World Championship in freestyle wrestling among deaf athletes was held, where Nikita Rebro became vice champion (up to 79 kg) ^[4] .

National

• 01!   Champion of Ukraine in freestyle wrestling, deaf sports ( 5 ): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
• 02!   Vice-champion of Ukraine in Greco-Roman wrestling, sports of the deaf ( 4 ): 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
• 03!   Bronze of the Championship of Ukraine in Greco-Roman wrestling, sports of the deaf ( 1 ): 2010
• 01!   Champion of Russia in freestyle wrestling, deaf sport ( 3 ): 2014, 2015, 2018
• 02!   Vice-champion of Russia in freestyle wrestling, deaf sports ( 1 ): 2017
• 03!   Bronze of the Russian Championship in freestyle wrestling, the sport of the deaf ( 1 ): 2016
• 02!   Vice-champion of Russia in Greco-Roman wrestling, sports of the deaf ( 3 ): 2014, 2015, 2017
• 03!   Bronze of the Russian Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship, sport of the deaf ( 2 ): 2016, 2018

International

• 01!   European Freestyle Wrestling Champion, Deaf Sports ( 1 ): 2015
• 03!   Bronze European Championships Freestyle Wrestling, Deaf Sports ( 1 ): 2011
• 02!   Vice World Champion in Freestyle Wrestling, Deaf Sports ( 1 ): 2018

Nikita’s rib set two records in Russia, so on February 7, 2018, Nikita was entered in the nomination “the greatest distance traveled by hands” with a result of 37.6 m. ^[25] The next record was set on October 3, 2018, the nomination “the greatest number of squats with a barbell 90 kg in one hour, ”the athlete completed 220 squats in 60 minutes ^{[26] [27]} .

• Mariupol Professional Agrarian Lyceum ( Sartana ), specialty "car mechanic" (2006);
• Bachelor State Higher Educational Institution “Donbass State Pedagogical University” (2016). Received a bachelor's degree in physical education;
• Master's program at the Higher Educational Institution “Donbass State Pedagogical University” (2018). He received a master’s degree in secondary education, specializing in physical education.

Married, has two children - David (2012) and Adam (2015). Wife - Rib, Yana Alexandrovna, a medical doctor and psychologist by training. Father - Leonid Grigoryevich Rib, entrepreneur, pensioner. Mother - Rebro Galina Viktorovna, a former metallurgist, a pensioner. There is an older brother Danil, also involved in wrestling.

• Master of Sports of Ukraine, the sport of the deaf (2009);
• Master of Sports of Russia , wrestling (2015) ^[5] ;
• Master of Sports of Russia , the sport of the deaf (2015) ^[19] ;
• Master of Sports of Russia of the international class , the sport of the deaf (2016) ^[1] ;
• Sports judge of the first category in wrestling (2017) ^[2] ;
• A letter of thanks from the mayor of Mariupol for his contribution to the development of the sport of the deaf (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011);
• Laureate of the competition "Sports Elite of the Purovsky District" (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) ^{[28] [2] [29] [30] [31] [32]} ;
• Laureate of the contest "Youth Golden Fund 2016" ( Purovsky district , Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ) in the category of "amateur sports" ^[33] ;
• Letter of appreciation from the Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug , for his great contribution to the development of physical culture and sports of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (2018).

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