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]

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
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

References

  1. ^ "Семен Новіков: «Якщо я змінив громадянство, це не означає, що я від того не українець» - Боротьба на UA.Tribuna.com".
  2. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ Houston, Michael (11 February 2020). "Teenager Nazaryan wins Greco-Roman gold on day two of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  7. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (13 June 2021). "Hosts win two golds on final night of UWW Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semen_Novikov
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