Yevgeny Vasilyevich Novikov

Evgeni Wassiljewitsch Novikow ( Russian Евгений Васильевич Новиков , scientific transliteration Evgenij Vasil'evič Novikov ; born August 26, 1924 , † October 20, 1973 ) was a Soviet weightlifter.

Career

After the resignation of the hitherto best Soviet weightlifter in the heavyweight division, Jakow Kuzenko , in 1952, two young athletes fought for his successor: Alexei Medvedev and Yevgeny Novikov. Yevgeny Novikov was an officer in the Soviet Army and stationed in Minsk . He started lifting weights relatively late and in 1951 he first reached 400 kg in the Olympic three-way fight. From 1953 he achieved very good placements at the Soviet championships, but only managed to defeat Medvedev in 1957. 1957 was Novikov's best year ever, as he achieved his personal best with 492.5 kg and was also European champion in Katowice . That was his greatest achievement. Overall, however, Alexei Medvedev had the greater successes, because he was even world champion in 1957 and 1958 before he was replaced by Yuri Vlasov .

Yevgeny Novikov ended his career in 1960.

International success

(EM = European Championship, S = heavyweight)

• 1955, 1st place , World Youth Festival, S, with 450 kg, in front of Eino Mäkinen , Finland , 415 kg and goatee, Czechoslovakia , 410 kg;
• 1957, 1st place , EM in Katowice , S, with 480 kg, ahead of Mäkinen, 440 kg and Václav Syrový, Czechoslovakia, 435 kg;
• 1957, 1st place , Grand Prix of the USSR in Moscow , S, with 470 kg, ahead of Mäkinen, 447.5 kg and Mc Donald, Australia , 432.5 kg;
• 1958, 2nd place , Grand Prix of the USSR in Moscow, S, with 455 kg, behind Medvedev, 480 kg and in front of Mäkinen, 440 kg

USSR championships

• 1951, 3rd place , S, with 395 kg, behind Jakow Kuzenko , 420 kg and Nikolai Laputin, 402.5 kg;
• 1953, 2nd place , S, with 425 kg, behind Medvedev, 437.5 kg and in front of Laputin, 417.5 kg;
• 1954, 2nd place , S, with 442.5 kg, behind Medvedev, 450 kg and in front of Baranowsky, 427.5 kg;
• 1955, 2nd place , S, with 445 kg, behind Medvedev, 450 kg, and in front of Altunin, 435 kg;
• 1956, 2nd place , S, with 465 kg, behind Medvedev, 475 kg and in front of Romasenko, 470 kg;
• 1957, 1st place , S, with 492.5 kg, ahead of Medvedev, 487.5 kg and Romasenko, 447.5 kg;
• 1958, 2nd place , S, with 480 kg, behind Medvedev, 505 kg, and in front of Yuri Vlasov , 470 kg;
• 1959, 2nd place , S, with 457.5 kg, behind Vlasow, 495 kg and in front of Romasenko, 455 kg