Leonid Novikov (born 10 January 1984) is a Russian orienteering competitor. He won a gold medal in the middle distance at the 2013

World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (or WOC for short) is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first World Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2 ...

. and a silver medal in the long distance at the 2017 world championships. He was born in

Belgorod Belgorod ( rus, Белгород, p=ˈbʲeɫɡərət) is a city and the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River north of the border with Ukraine. Population: Demographics The population of B ...

and represents the club Spartak.World of O
/ref> Leonid is the younger brother of fellow orienteer Valentin Novikov.

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* 1984 births Living people Russian orienteers Male orienteers Foot orienteers World Orienteering Championships medalists Sportspeople from Belgorod {{Russia-orienteering-bio-stub