Horst Lehr


Horst Justin Junior Lehr is a German freestyle wrestler. He is a bronze medalist in the men's 57kg 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.

Career

Lehr competed in the 57kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal. 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 57kg event.
In 2020, Lehr won one of the bronze medals in the 57kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy. In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the 57kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.
Lehr won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy. Lehr competed in the 57kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia where he was eliminated in his first match.
Lehr competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. Lehr also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2019Military World GamesWuhan, China3rdFreestyle 57kg
2020European ChampionshipsRome, Italy3rdFreestyle 57kg
2021World ChampionshipsOslo, Norway3rdFreestyle 57kg
2023European ChampionshipsZagreb, Croatia3rdFreestyle 57kg