Sergey Petrovich Novikov (Russian: Серге́й Петрович Новиков, 15 December 1949 in Moscow – 16 April 2021) was a Russian Soviet Olympic champion judoka.[1][2] He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division. He also competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the open category.[3]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sergey Petrovich Novikov |
| Born | 15 December 1949 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 16 April 2021 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Soviet Union Russia |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | +93 kg, Open |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (1976) |
| World Champ. | 
(1975) |
| European Champ. | 
(1973, 1974, 1976) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 54334 |
| JudoInside.com | 5867 |
| Updated on 21 June 2023 | |
In 2000 he founded the International Unifight Federation, in Paris. He went on to serve as the President of Russian Unifight Federation.
References
edit- ^ "Помер Сергій Новіков". unian.ua (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Скончался великий спортсмен Сергей Петрович Новиков". sambo.ru (in Russian).
- ^ * Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Serhiy Novikov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
External links
edit- Serhiy Novikov at the International Judo Federation
- Serhiy Novikov at JudoInside.com
- Serhiy Novikov at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Serhiy Novikov at Olympedia
- Serhiy Novikov at The-Sports.org
- Serhiy Novikov at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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