Semen Novikov
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| Born | 11 December 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 87 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA Sofia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Semen Sergeevich Novikov (Ukrainian: 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 at 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]
In final at the 2026 European Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Novikov get a silver medal. After defeated in the match for gold by Chechen-born Danish wrestler Turpal Bisultanov.[10]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 2020 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 87 kg | |
| 2024 | Summer Olympic Games | Paris, France | 1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| 2025 | European Championships | Bratislava, Slovakia | 2nd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
References
- ↑ "Семен Новіков: «Якщо я змінив громадянство, це не означає, що я від того не українець» - Боротьба на UA.Tribuna.com". 8 August 2024.
- ↑ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ↑ Houston, Michael (11 February 2020). "Teenager Nazaryan wins Greco-Roman gold on day two of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ Etchells, Daniel (2 November 2019). "Iran claim two golds as first Greco-Roman medals awarded at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ↑ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (13 June 2021). "Hosts win two golds on final night of UWW Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ↑ "2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ↑ "Strong Bulgarian performance at the European Wrestling Championships continues". Bulgarian National Radio. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
External links
- Semen Sergeevich Novikov at United World Wrestling
- Semen Sergeevich Novikov at the International Wrestling Database
- Semen Sergeevich Novikov at Olympics.com
- Semen Novikov at Olympedia
- Semen Novikov at InterSportStats
- Semen Novikov on Instagram
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian male sport wrestlers
- Ukrainian male sport wrestlers
- Greco-Roman wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers for Bulgaria
- Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- European Wrestling Championships medalists
- European Wrestling Champions
- Ukrainian emigrants to Bulgaria
- Sportspeople from Kharkiv
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen
- 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen