Sergey Semenov (wrestler)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Viktorovich and the family name is Semenov.

Sergey Semenov
Сергей Семёнов

Personal information
Full name	Sergey Viktorovich Semenov
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 29) Tula, Russia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	Sparta
Coached by	Vladimir Ushakov, Valery Zhukov
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing Individual Neutral Athletes European Championships 2024 Bucharest 130 kg Representing ROC Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 130 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 Bucharest 130 kg World Cup 2017 Abadan 130 kg 2015 Tehran 130 kg 2016 Tehran 130 kg Golden Grand Prix Ivan Poddubny 2016 Tyumen 130 kg World U23 Championships 2017 Bydgoszcz 130 kg World Juniors Championships 2013 Sofia 120 kg 2014 Zagreb 120 kg 2015 Salvador da Bahia 120 kg

Sergey Viktorovich Semenov (Russian: Сергей Викторович Семёнов, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej sʲɪˈmʲɵnəf]; born 10 August 1995) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. 2018 senior world champion. 2x Olympic bronze medalist,^[1][2] 2024 European champion, 2017 World Cup winner, 2017 U23 World champion.

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

1. "International Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
2. "Семенов Сергей Викторович – Федерация спортивной борьбы России". Archived from the original on 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
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.
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). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
7. "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
8. "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

• Sergei Semenov at United World Wrestling
• Sergey Semenov at the International Wrestling Database
• Sergey Semenov at Olympics.com
• Sergey Semenov at Olympedia (archive)
• Sergey Semenov at the official website of the Russian Wrestling Federation at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 October 2018)