Sergey_Semenov_(wrestler)

Sergey Semenov (wrestler)

Sergey Semenov (wrestler)

Russian Greco-Roman wrestler

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Viktorovich and the family name is Semenov.

Sergey Viktorovich Semenov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Семёнов, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej sʲɪˈmʲɵnəf]; born 10 August 1995) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler who competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in the 130 kg weight category.[1] In the semifinals he lost to Mijaín López of Cuba (0–3).[2] In the bronze medal match he beat Heiki Nabi of Estonia (6–0). Semenov won the 2017 U23 World Championships. He is a 2017 World Cup gold medalist and a two-time silver medalist. Semenov won the 2018 World Wrestling Championships defeating American Adam Coon in the final, 9–0.

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In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 130 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3] In March 2021, he qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5] He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event.[6]

He won the gold medal in the 130 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[7] In the final, he defeated Rıza Kayaalp of Turkey.[7] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for the Individual Neutral Athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "International Wrestling Database".
  2. [2]
    "Семенов Сергей Викторович – Федерация спортивной борьбы России". Archived from the original on 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
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    "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. [4]
    Morgan, Liam (20 March 2021). "Russia and Georgia earn two Tokyo 2020 Greco-Roman quotas at Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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    "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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    "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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    "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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    "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.


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