Nikita Melnikov
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nikita Vasilevich Melnikov |
| Nationality |
 Russia |
| Ethnicity | Slavic |
| Born |
27 June 1987 Shakhty, Rostov oblast, Russia |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Russia |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Rank | International Master of Sports |
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman |
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Nikita Vasilevich Melnikov (Russian: Никита Васильевич Мельников; born 27 June 1987 in Shakhty, Russia) is an Ethnic Russian Greco-Roman wrestler.
He won both gold medals in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia - his country and 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
In 2016 European Wrestling Championships he beat third consecutive to Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia and became European Champion in 98 kilos.
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