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

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Nikita Melnikov

Personal information
Full name	Nikita Vasilevich Melnikov
Nationality	Russia
Born	(1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 (age 36) Shakhty, Rostov oblast, Russia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Wrestling
Rank	International Master of Sports
Event	Greco-Roman
Medal record Representing  Russia Greco-Roman wrestling World Championships 2013 Budapest 96 kg European Championships 2016 Riga 98 kg Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan 96 kg

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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.