Yevgen Sotnikov

Yevgen Sotnikov
Personal information
Born20 November 1980
Died6 August 2021(2021-08-06) (aged 40)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportJudo
+100 kg
Achievements and titles
R32 (2008)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2003)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2006)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2003 Osaka+100 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 Novi SadOpen
Bronze medal – third place2008 Lisbon+100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF52704
JudoInside.com11241
Updated on 16 November 2022

Yevgen Sotnikov (Ukrainian: Євген Сотников; 20 November 1980 – 6 August 2021) was a Ukrainian judoka. Sotnikov competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, where he was knocked out after one match.

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.

Sotnikov was killed on 6 August 2021, alongside two other prisoners, while serving his jail term. He was aged 40. 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.

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2008European Championships 3rdHeavyweight (+100 kg)
2007European Judo Championships 7thHeavyweight (+100 kg)
2006European Judo Championships 5thHeavyweight (+100 kg)
European Open Championships 2ndOpen class
2003World Judo Championships 3rdHeavyweight (+100 kg)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 В колонии «ДНР» убили чемпиона — дзюдоиста из Запорожья, который застрелил 18-летнего подростка (in Russian)
  2. ↑ Olympedia
  3. 1 2 3 "Three convicted Ukrainian citizens killed in penal colony in 'DPR'". www.ukrinform.net. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "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.