Mikhail Sergeevich Igolnikov (russian: Михаил Сергеевич Игольников; born 15 October 1996) is a Russian
judoka.
Igolnikov competes at the -90kg category, representing Russia and is currently a two-time European Champion; winning his first European title in
2018
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, and second in
2020
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Background
Igolnikov is a student in physical culture and sports at
Kuban State University. Igolnikov is a
Lieutenant of the
Russian Armed Forces
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and a member of the army sports club
CSKA Moscow and a gold medal winner of the
World Military Games
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.
Accomplishments in Judo
;2014
: U21 World Championships,
Fort Lauderdale
;2015
: U21 European Championships,
Oberwart
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;2016
: U21 European Championships,
Málaga
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;2017
: Grand Prix,
Tbilisi
: U23 European Championships,
Podgorica
;2018
: Grand Slam,
Düsseldorf
: Grand Slam,
Abu Dhabi
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: Senior European Championships,
Tel Aviv
: World Masters,
Guangzhou
;2019
: Grand Slam,
Düsseldorf
;2020
: Grand Slam,
Budapest
: Senior European Championships,
Prague
:
References
External links
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Russian male judoka
1996 births
People from Tuapse
Living people
Youth Olympic gold medalists for Russia
Judoka at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka for Russia
Sportspeople from Krasnodar Krai
21st-century Russian people
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