Igor Alexandrovich Novikov

Igor Alexandrowitsch Novikow ( Russian Игорь Александрович Новиков, born October 19, 1929 in Dresna , Moscow Oblast , † August 30, 2007 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Soviet modern pentathlete who was Olympic champion in the team competition in 1956 and 1964.

Novikov started for the Armenian club Dynamo Yerevan . After becoming the Armenian swimming champion, he began modern pentathlon in 1950. In 1953 he won his first Soviet championship; 1956, 1959 and 1964 followed further victories at the Soviet championship.

At the Olympic Games in 1956 , he was fourth in the individual ranking. In the team competition, he won his first Olympic gold medal. From 1957 to 1959 he won the world championship title in both individual and team competitions every year. He traveled to the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome as a big favorite, but he missed all chances of winning in riding and shooting. In the end, he finished fifth in the Olympics. With the team he was well behind the Hungarians, who had occupied places 1, 2 and 4 in the individual ranking.

In 1961 he was again double world champion. In 1962 he was defeated by his teammate Eduard Sdobnikow in the individual standings , with the team he became world champion for the fifth time in a row. In 1963 the Hungarians won the team classification and András Balczó and Ferenc Török secured gold and silver in the individual classification. Nowikow won bronze in the individual standings and silver with the team.

At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 Balczó was not at the start, Ferenc Török won gold ahead of Nowikow. In the team standings, the Hungarians fell back to third place due to their weak third man, while Nowikow and his team won gold before the Americans. Nowikow had his last major international appearance as an active player at the 1965 World Cup. In the individual standings, he won silver behind Balczó and the team also won silver behind the Hungarians.

After his career, Novikov built a sports school in Yerevan, which he headed for a long time. He remained connected to his sport as a functionary: in the 1970s he became vice-president of the world association Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM), from 1988 to 1992 Novikow was UIPM president.

Novikov died on August 30, 2007 in Saint Petersburg.

literature

Erich Kamper , Bill Mallon : Who's Who of the Olympic Games 1896–1992. Who's Who at the Olympics. AGON Sportverlag, Kassel 1992, ISBN 3-928562-47-9 .
Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 .

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personal data
SURNAME	Novikov, Igor Alexandrovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Игорь Александрович Новиков
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Soviet Olympic champion in modern pentathlon
DATE OF BIRTH	October 19, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dresna , Moscow Oblast
DATE OF DEATH	August 30, 2007
Place of death	St. Petersburg