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Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler

Semen Novikov
Novikov in 2024
Personal information
Born (1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 27)
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Sport
Country
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class87 kg
EventGreco-Roman
ClubCSKA Sofia
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 87 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Belgrade 87 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 87 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest 87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 87 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2023 Sofia 87 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sofia 87 kg
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Rome 87 kg
Individual World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Belgrade 87 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bucharest 87 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest 87 kg

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

He won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy. 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. In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the 87 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.

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

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.

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.

External links

Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman middleweight
  • 1908: 73 kg
  • 1912–1928: 75 kg
  • 1932–1960: 79 kg
  • 1964–1968: 87 kg
  • 1972–1996: 82 kg
  • 2000: 85 kg
  • 2004–2012: 84 kg
  • 2016: 85 kg
  • 2020–present: 87 kg
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