Valentin Novikov

He finished second in the 2004 World Orienteering Championships, Middle distance,[http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823154017/http://old.orientering.no/resultater/vmres.asp |date=2011-08-23 }} (Retrieved on December 8, 2007) and third in 2007.{{cite web | url=http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=38 | title=World Orienteering Championships 2007 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |access-date=20 July 2018}} He is a two time Relay World Champion, from 2006 and 2007,{{cite web | url=http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=37 | title=World Orienteering Championships 2006 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |access-date=20 July 2018 }} as a member of the Russian winning teams, and earned a silver medal in 2004.

Novikov received two individual gold medals at the 2000 European Championships in Truskavets, and a bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships in Otepää. He received also a gold medal in the relay at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils, together with Andrey Khramov and Dmitriy Tsvetkov.[http://www.eoc2008.lv/results/relay/MEN.HTM EOC - Relay – IOF, LOF. – 01.06.08 – Relay Men] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603222251/http://www.eoc2008.lv/results/relay/MEN.HTM |date=2008-06-03 }} (Retrieved on June 24, 2008)

In 2004 Valentin became the first non-Scandinavian man who won O-Ringen.[http://www.oringen.se/597.php Winners of the men's class] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717111036/http://www.oringen.se/597.php |date=2009-07-17 }} — oringen.se

Novikov was part of the winning team in Jukola in 2008. He made a decisive last leg.{{cite web |title=Tampere-Jukola 2008, Jukolan Viesti |url=https://results.jukola.com/tulokset/fi/j2008_ju/ju/lopputulokset/ |publisher=Kaukometsäläiset |access-date=2 February 2020}}{{cite journal |last1=Svensson |first1=Peter |title=Tjejernas guldrusch Övertygande och helgjutet när Domnarvets damlag vann |journal=Falu-Kuriren |date=Jun 16, 2008 }}{{cite journal |last1=Larsson |first1=Tomas |title=Stabilt av OK Hällen i Finland |journal=Södermanlands Nyheter |date=Jun 16, 2008 |page=22}}

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Category:1974 births

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