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Viktor Novozhilov

Full name: Viktor Vladimirovich Novozhilov
Original name: Виктор Владимирович Новожилов
Gender: Male
Height: 5-11 (181 cm)
Weight: 181 lbs (82 kg)
Born: June 5, 1950 in St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1991
Affiliations: Dynamo St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg (RUS)
Country: URS Soviet Union
Sport: Wrestling

Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)

Biography

Viktor Novozhilov took up wrestling in 1966 and made the Soviet national team in 1973 after he won his first Soviet title. Wrestling in the freestyle middleweight class his entire career, Novozhilov won Olympic silver in 1976 and was World and European Champion in 1974. He also won bronze at the 1976 European Championships. At the Soviet Championships, Novozhilov won three titles (1973, 1974, 1976). After finishing his sporting career, Novozhilov worked as a children’s wrestling coach in his native Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). Since 1992, an annual memorial freestyle wrestling tournament has been held in St. Petersburg.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Wrestling Men's Middleweight, Freestyle Soviet Union URS 2 Silver

Men's Middleweight, Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result BP MR
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Wrestling Soviet Union URS Final Standings 2 1976-07-27
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Wrestling Soviet Union URS Final Round Match #1 1 1976-07-31 Novozhilov (URS) decision (13-9), Seger (FRG)
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Five 4 1976-07-31 4,5
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Five Match #2 2 1976-07-31 Peterson (USA) decision (20-4), Novozhilov (URS) 4,0
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Four 1 1976-07-30 0,5
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Four Match #1 1 1976-07-30 Novozhilov (URS) fall (1:34), Motegi (JPN) 0,0
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Three 1T 1976-07-29 0,5
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Three Match #2 1 1976-07-29 Novozhilov (URS) decision (11-2), Abilov (BUL) 0,5
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Two 1T 1976-07-28 0,0
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Two Match #3 1 1976-07-28 Novozhilov (URS) fall (0:42), Deschatelets (CAN) 0,0
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round One 1T 1976-07-27 0,0
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round One Match #3 1 1976-07-27 Novozhilov (URS) DQ (8:42), Iorga (ROU) 0,0
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