Igor Novikov (pentathlete)

Igor Aleksandrovich Novikov (Russian: Игорь Александрович Новиков, 19 October 1929 – 30 August 2007) was a Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he won a gold medal in the team competition (together with Aleksandr Tarasov and Ivan Deriuhin. He won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and he competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he won a gold medal in the team competition (together with Albert Mokeyev and Viktor Mineyev), and a silver medal in the individual competition.[1][2]

Igor Novikov
Igor Novikov on a 2009 Armenian stamp
Personal information
Birth nameIgor Aleksandrovich Novikov
Born(1929-10-19)19 October 1929
Drezna, Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died30 August 2007(2007-08-30) (aged 77)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubDynamo Yerevan
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Team
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Individual

After retiring from competitions, Novikov worked as a modern pentathlon coach and administrator. Between 1977 and 1991 he was president of the Soviet Modern Pentathlon Federation, and from 1988 to 1992 president of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne.[1]

References
  1. "Profile: Igor Novikov". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  2. "Olympics Statistics: Igor Novikov". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-07-15.


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