Yevgen Sotnikov (; 20 November 1980 – 6 August 2021)В колонии «ДНР» убили чемпиона — дзюдоиста из Запорожья, который застрелил 18-летнего подростка was a Ukrainian judoka. Sotnikov competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, where he was knocked out after one match.Olympedia
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 Year Tournament Place Weight class2008 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 class2003 World Judo Championships 3rd Heavyweight (+100 kg)
See also
List of Ukrainian sports figures killed during the Russo-Ukrainian war
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