Sergiu Toma
Sergiu Toma (born 29 January 1987) is a Moldovan-born Emirati judoka.[4] He competed for the United Arab Emirates in the 81 kg category at the 2016 Olympic Games and defeated Takanori Nagase to enter the semi-finals. He lost his semi-final match to Khasan Khalmurzaev, but then beat Matteo Marconcini in the bronze medal match.[2] At the 2008 and 2012 Olympics he competed for Moldova but was eliminated in the early rounds.[1][5]
Toma has a law degree from the Moldova State University. In 2008, he considered retiring from sport due to financial problems. He stayed, and in 2011 was named Moldovan Athlete of the Year. After the 2012 Olympics he moved to the United Arab Emirates, together with five other Moldovan judoka and the national coach Vasile Colta.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Sergiu Toma. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Sergiu Toma Archived 1 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ Sergiu Toma. london2012.com
- ^ "Sergiu Toma, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ a b Sergiu Toma. nbcolympics.com
External links[edit]
Media related to Sergiu Toma at Wikimedia Commons
- Sergiu Toma at the International Judo Federation
- Sergiu Toma at JudoInside.com
- Sergiu Toma at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Sergiu Toma at Olympics.com
- Sergiu Toma at Olympedia
- Sergiu Toma at The-Sports.org
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- 1987 births
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- Emirati male judoka
- Moldovan male judoka
- Olympic judoka for Moldova
- Olympic judoka for the United Arab Emirates
- Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Chișinău
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United Arab Emirates
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Summer World University Games medalists in judo
- Judoka at the 2018 Asian Games
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Moldova
- Asian Games competitors for the United Arab Emirates
- Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
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