Valentin Novikov

Valentin Yuryevich Novikov (Russian: Валентин Юрьевич Новиков; born October 1, 1974)[1] is a Russian orienteering competitor. He is the brother of Leonid Novikov.

Valentin Novikov

V.Novikov at WOC 2010
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Aarhus Relay
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kyiv Relay
Gold medal – first place 2010 Trondheim Relay
Gold medal – first place 2013 Vuokatti Relay
Silver medal – second place 2004 Västerås Relay
Silver medal – second place 2004 Västerås Middle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Olomouc Relay
Silver medal – second place 2009 Miskolc Relay
Silver medal – second place 2012 Lausanne Middle
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kyiv Middle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Olomouc Middle
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2006 WC Overall
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Truskavets Short
Gold medal – first place 2000 Truskavets Long
Gold medal – first place 2008 Ventspils Relay
Gold medal – first place 2010 Primorsko Middle
Silver medal – second place 2012 Falun Middle
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Otepää Middle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Falun Long
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place2019 WuhanRelay
Nordic Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Mikkeli Relay
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Gdynia Relay

World championships

He finished second in the 2004 World Orienteering Championships, Middle distance,[2] and third in 2007.[3] He is a two time Relay World Champion, from 2006 and 2007,[3][4] as a member of the Russian winning teams, and earned a silver medal in 2004.

European championships

Novikov received two individual gold medals at the 2000 European Championships in Truskavets, and a bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships in Otepää. He received also a gold medal in the relay at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils, together with Andrey Khramov and Dmitriy Tsvetkov.[5]

Other international results

In 2004 Valentin became the first non-Scandinavian man who won O-Ringen.[6]

Novikov was part of the winning team in Jukola in 2008. He made a decisive last leg.[7][8][9]

References
  1. Valentin Novikov World of O Runners (Retrieved on June 18, 2008)
  2. World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on December 8, 2007)
  3. "World Orienteering Championships 2007". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. "World Orienteering Championships 2006". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. EOC - Relay – IOF, LOF. – 01.06.08 – Relay Men Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on June 24, 2008)
  6. Winners of the men's class Archived 2009-07-17 at the Wayback Machine — oringen.se
  7. "Tampere-Jukola 2008, Jukolan Viesti". Kaukometsäläiset. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  8. Svensson, Peter (Jun 16, 2008). "Tjejernas guldrusch Övertygande och helgjutet när Domnarvets damlag vann". Falu-Kuriren.
  9. Larsson, Tomas (Jun 16, 2008). "Stabilt av OK Hällen i Finland". Södermanlands Nyheter: 22.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.