Yevgen Sotnikov
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| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +100 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R32 (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
(2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
(2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 16 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yevgen Sotnikov (Ukrainian: Євген Сотников; 20 November 1980 – 6 August 2021)[1] was a Ukrainian judoka.
Sotnikov competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, where he was knocked out after one match.[2]
Sotnikov was sentenced to 15 years for murder in 2009 for shooting an 18-year-old in the head for refusing to drink alcohol with him.[3][4]
Sotnikov was killed on 6 August 2021, alongside two other prisoners, while serving his jail term. He was aged 40.[3][5] According to Trilateral Contact Group member Haide Rizayeva Sotnikov was killed in a penal colony of the self-proclaimed Ukrainian breakaway state Donetsk People's Republic.[3]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2008 | European Championships | 3rd | Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
| 2007 | European Judo Championships | 7th | Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
| 2006 | European Judo Championships | 5th | Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
| European Open Championships | 2nd | Open class | |
| 2003 | World Judo Championships | 3rd | Heavyweight (+100 kg) |
References
- ^ В колонии «ДНР» убили чемпиона — дзюдоиста из Запорожья, который застрелил 18-летнего подростка (in Russian)
- ^ Olympedia
- ^ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Three convicted Ukrainian citizens killed in penal colony in ‘DPR’, Ukrinform (9 August 2021)
- ^ "Спортсмен-убийца Евгений Сотников выйдет на свободу уже через 15 лет". vgorode.ua. 15 April 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ В колонии «ДНР» убили чемпиона — дзюдоиста из Запорожья, который застрелил 18-летнего подростка (in Russian)
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