Serhiy Novikov

Serhiy Petrovych Novikov (Russian: Серге́й Петрович Новиков, 15 December 1949 in Moscow – 16 April 2021) was a Ukrainian & 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]

Serhiy Novikov
Personal information
Full nameSergey Petrovich Novikov
Born (1949-12-15) 15 December 1949
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died (2021-04-16) 16 April 2021
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
Russia
SportJudo
Weight class+93 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (1975)
European Champ.Gold (1973, 1974, 1976)
Olympic GamesGold (1976)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal +93 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1975 Vienna +93 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Lausanne +93 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Madrid Open
Gold medal – first place 1974 London Open
Gold medal – first place 1976 Kyiv +93 kg
Silver medal – second place 1975 Lyon +93 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Berlin Open
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Voorburg Open
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Helsinki +95 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Vienna Open
Profile at external databases
IJF54334
JudoInside.com5867
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
  1. "Помер Сергій Новіков". unian.ua (in Ukrainian).
  2. "Скончался великий спортсмен Сергей Петрович Новиков". sambo.ru (in Russian).


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