Victor Gresev

{{short description|Russian rugby union player}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Victor Gresev

| fullname = Victor Andreevitch Gresev

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|3|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Leningrad, USSR

| height = {{convert|186|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|108|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Backrow

| currentclub = Lokomotiv Penza

| years1 = 2003-2011

| clubs1 = VVA Podmoskovye

| apps1 = ??

| points1 = ??

| years3 = 2011-2012

| clubs3 = Wasps

| apps3 = 1

| points3 = 0

| years4 = 2013-2021

| clubs4 = Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk

| apps4 = ??

| points4 = ??

| years5 = 2021-

| clubs5 = Lokomotiv Penza

| apps5 = 19

| points5 = 30

| repyears1 = 2006-2021

| repteam1 = Russia

| repcaps1 = 108

| reppoints1 = 105

| clubupdate = 19 March 2024

| repupdate = 19 March 2024

| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2006-2016

| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = Russia

| ru_sevensnationalcomp1 =

| ru_sevensupdate = 19 March 2024

}}

Victor Andreevitch Gresev ({{langx|ru|Виктор Андреевич Гресев}}) (born Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, 31 March 1986) is a former Russian rugby union player who played as a number eight.

He played VVA Saracens (2009-2011), where he won the Russian Championship, in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. He signed for London Wasps, where he stayed for 2011/12.{{Cite news |title=Wasps sign Russian internationals |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/16723090 |access-date=2024-03-19 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2012-05-10 |title=Wasps let a full team go |url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/sport/9698537.haughton-and-flutey-among-the-departures/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Bucks Free Press |language=en}} Afterwards, he returned to Russia, joining Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk, in 2012, where he plays since then. He won twice the Russian Championship, in 2013 and 2015, and twice the Cup of Russia, in 2013 and 2015.{{fact|date=March 2022}}

He has 108 caps for Russia, since 2006, with 21 tries scored, 105 points on aggregate. He was called for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in four games, one as substitute, and without scoring.[http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/15380.html Victor Gresev International Statistics]{{Cite web |last=Хализов |first=Антон |date=2023-06-29 |title=Виктор Гресев продлил контракт с «Локомотивом-Пенза» |url=https://rugby.ru/news/viktor-gresev-prodlil-kontrakt-s-lokomotivom-penza/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Федерация регби России - официальный сайт |language=ru-RU}}

He was also a regular player for Russia national rugby sevens team, being twice European Champion, in 2007 and 2009.{{Cite web |last=Rugby |first=Asia |date=2016-11-11 |title=Hong Kong and Russia lead HKRU Regal Hotels Cup of Nations |url=https://www.asiarugby.com/2016/11/12/244/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Asia Rugby |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=dev |date=2010-12-02 |title=Scotland 7S Take On The World In Dubai |url=https://scottishrugby.org/scotland-7s-take-on-the-world-in-dubai/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Scottish Rugby |language=en-US}}

Retired in May 2025.{{Cite web |title=Начали с боевой ничьей — Локомотив Пенза |url=https://www.rugbylokomotiv.ru/2025/05/10/nachali-s-boevoj-nichej/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |language=ru-RU}}