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Born | Kharkiv, Ukraine | 11 December 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 87 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CSKA Sofia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Semen Novikov (born 11 December 1997 in Kharkiv) is a Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[1] He previously represented Ukraine.
In 2019, Novikov won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Budapest, Hungary.[2][3] In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the 87 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4]
In 2021, Novikov won the gold medal in his event at the Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup held in Warsaw, Poland.[5][6]
He began representing Bulgaria in competitions in 2023. Semen won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[7]
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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2020 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |