title: Valentin Novikov
text: # Valentin Novikov
  
  Valentin Yuryevich Novikov (Russian: Валентин Юрьевич Новиков; born October 1, 1974) is a Russian orienteering competitor. He is the brother of Leonid Novikov.
  
  ## World championships
  
  He finished second in the 2004 World Orienteering Championships, Middle distance, and third in 2007. He is a two time Relay World Champion, from 2006 and 2007, as a member of the Russian winning teams, and earned a silver medal in 2004.
  
  ## European championships
  
  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.
  
  ## Other international results
  
  In 2004 Valentin became the first non-Scandinavian man who won O-Ringen.
  
  Novikov was part of the winning team in Jukola in 2008. He made a decisive last leg.
  
  