Sergey Semenov (wrestler)

Sergey Viktorovich Semenov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Семёнов, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲeɪ̯ 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 this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Viktorovich and the family name is Semenov.
Sergey Semenov
Сергей Семёнов
Personal information
Full nameSergey Viktorovich Semenov
National team Russia
Born (1995-08-10) 10 August 1995
Tula, Russia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubSparta
Coached byVladimir Ushakov, Valery Zhukov
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing ROC
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo130 kg
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 130 kg
World Championships
2018 Budapest 130 kg
Individual World Cup
2020 Belgrade 130 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk 130 kg
European Championships
2019 Bucharest130 kg
World Cup
2015 Tehran130 kg
2016 Tehran130 kg
2017 Abadan130 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Poddubny
2016 Tyumen 130 kg
World U23 Championships
2017 Bydgoszcz 130 kg
World Juniors Championships
2015 Salvador da Bahia 120 kg
2014 Zagreb120 kg
2013 Sofia120 kg

In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 130 kg event at the 2020 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 men's 130 kg event.[6]

References
  1. "International Wrestling Database".
  2. "Семенов Сергей Викторович – Федерация спортивной борьбы России".
  3. "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. Morgan, Liam (20 March 2021). "Russia and Georgia earn two Tokyo 2020 Greco-Roman quotas at Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "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.
  6. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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