Sergey Semenov (wrestler)
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| Full name | Sergey Viktorovich Semenov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 August 1995 Tula, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 kg (287 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sparta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vladimir Ushakov, Valery Zhukov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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[edit]
- ^ "International Wrestling Database".
- ^ "Семенов Сергей Викторович – Федерация спортивной борьбы России". Archived from the original on 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (20 March 2021). "Russia and Georgia earn two Tokyo 2020 Greco-Roman quotas at Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links[edit]
- Sergey Semenov Archived 2018-10-28 at the Wayback Machine at the official website of the Russian Wrestling Federation
- Sergey Semenov at the International Wrestling Database
- Sergey Semenov at Olympics.com
- Sergey Semenov at Olympedia
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