Valentin Yuryevich Novikov (russian: Валентин Юрьевич Новиков; born October 1, 1974)
(Retrieved on June 18, 2008) is a Russian
orienteering competitor
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. He is the brother of
Leonid Novikov.
World championships
He finished second in the 2004
World Orienteering Championships
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, Middle distance,
[World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006](_blank)
(Retrieved on December 8, 2007) and third in 2007.
He is a two time Relay World Champion, from 2006 and 2007,
European championships
Novikov received two individual gold medals at the 2000 European Championships in Truskavets
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, and a bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships in Otepää
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. He received also a gold medal in the relay at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships
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Format
T ...
in Ventspils
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, together with Andrey Khramov
Andrey Mikhailovich Khramov (russian: Андрей Михайлович Храмов; born 17 January 1981 in Baskhortostan) and Dmitriy Tsvetkov.[EOC - Relay – IOF, LOF. – 01.06.08 – Relay Men]
(Retrieved on June 24, 2008)
Other international results
In 2004 Valentin became the first non-Scandinavian man who won O-Ringen.
Novikov was part of the winning team in Jukola in 2008. He made a decisive last leg.
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Russian orienteers
Male orienteers
Foot orienteers
World Orienteering Championships medalists
Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists
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