Serhiy Novikov

Serhiy Petrovych Novikov (Ukrainian: Сергій Петрович Новіков, Russian: Серге́й Петрович Новиков, December 15, 1949 in Moscow – April 16. 2021) was a Ukrainian & Russian Soviet judo Olympic champion.[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]

Serhiy Novikov

Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Heavyweight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1975 Vienna +93 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Lausanne Heavyweight

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
  2. "Скончался великий спортсмен Сергей Петрович Новиков".


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