Serhiy Novikov

Serhiy Novikov
Personal information
Full nameSergey Petrovich Novikov
Born(1949-12-15)15 December 1949
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died16 April 2021(2021-04-16) (aged 71)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
Russia
SportJudo
Weight class+93 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (1976)
World Champ. (1975)
European Champ. (1973, 1974, 1976)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal +93 kg
World Championships
1975 Vienna +93 kg
1973 Lausanne +93 kg
European Championships
1973 Madrid Open
1974 London Open
1976 Kyiv +93 kg
1975 Lyon +93 kg
1970 Berlin Open
1972 Voorburg Open
1978 Helsinki +95 kg
1980 Vienna Open
Profile at external databases
IJF54334
JudoInside.com5867
Updated on 21 June 2023

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]

In 2000 he founded the International Unifight Federation, in Paris. He went on to serve as the President of Russian Unifight Federation.

References

  1. ^ "Помер Сергій Новіков". unian.ua (in Ukrainian).
  2. ^ "Скончался великий спортсмен Сергей Петрович Новиков". sambo.ru (in Russian).
  3. ^ * 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.