Nikita Melnikov (wrestler)

Nikita Vasilevich Melnikov (Russian: Никита Васильевич Мельников; born 27 June 1987 in Shakhty, Russia) is an Ethnic Russian Greco-Roman wrestler.

Nikita Melnikov
Personal information
Full nameNikita Vasilevich Melnikov
NationalityRussia Russia
Born (1987-06-27) 27 June 1987
Shakhty, Rostov oblast, Russia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportWrestling
RankInternational Master of Sports
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Representing the  Russia
Greco-Roman wrestling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Budapest96 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Riga98 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2013 Kazan96 kg

He won both gold medals in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia - his country and 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

In 2016 European Wrestling Championships he beat third consecutive to Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia and became European Champion in 98 kilos.

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