Semen Novikov Explained

Semen Novikov
Birth Date:1997 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Kharkiv, Ukraine
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Weight Class:87 kg
Event:Greco-Roman
Club:CSKA Sofia

Semen Sergeevich Novikov (uk|Семен Сергійович Новіков; born 11 December 1997 in Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian[1] and Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.[2]

He won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[3] He previously represented Ukraine.

Career

In 2019, Novikov won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, Hungary.[4] [5] In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the 87 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]

In 2021, Novikov won the gold medal in his event at the Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup held in Warsaw, Poland.[7] [8]

He began representing Bulgaria in competitions in 2023. Novikov won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[9]

Achievements

YearTournamentVenueResultEvent
2020European ChampionshipsRome, Italy1stGreco-Roman 87kg
2023European ChampionshipsZagreb, Croatia3rdGreco-Roman 87kg
World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rdGreco-Roman 87kg
2024Summer Olympic GamesParis, France1stGreco-Roman 87kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Семен Новіков: «Якщо я змінив громадянство, це не означає, що я від того не українець» - Боротьба на UA.Tribuna.com.
  2. Web site: Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf . 11 August 2024 . 12 August 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.
  3. News: Houston. Michael. Teenager Nazaryan wins Greco-Roman gold on day two of European Wrestling Championships. 11 February 2020. InsideTheGames.biz. 11 February 2020.
  4. News: Etchells. Daniel. Iran claim two golds as first Greco-Roman medals awarded at UWW Under-23 World Championships. 2 November 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 13 February 2020.
  5. Web site: 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191228051956/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/u23_senior_world_championships_final-book.pdf. 28 December 2019. 8 August 2020. United World Wrestling.
  6. Web site: 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201218212337/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf. 18 December 2020. 18 December 2020. United World Wrestling.
  7. News: Rowbottom. Mike. 13 June 2021. Hosts win two golds on final night of UWW Poland Open. InsideTheGames.biz. 4 July 2021.
  8. Web site: 2021 Poland Open Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210704164819/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/results_06_warsaw.pdf. 4 July 2021. 4 July 2021. United World Wrestling.
  9. Web site: 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307130300/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-03/results_03_sofia.pdf?VersionId=g1eemM9v2lRqcW08Qi8J8daZveFnBhke . 7 March 2023 . 7 May 2023 . United World Wrestling.

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