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