Toma Nikiforov
 Nikiforov at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 25, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Crossing Club de Schaerbeek[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Damiano Martinuzzi (personal) Frederic Georgery (personal) Fabrice Flamand (national)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toma Nikiforov (born 25 January 1993) is a Belgian judoka who competes in the under 100 kg category. In 2015, he won bronze medals at the world championships and European Games. In 2016, he placed second at the European championships, but was eliminated in the second bout at the Rio Olympics. He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Judo Championships.
Biography
Nikiforov is of Bulgarian origin.[3] As a child, he lived above a judo club and he accompanied his father, who was a judoka.[4] He won the silver medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. In 2015, he won the bronze medal at the European Championships and at the World Championships. In 2016, he won the silver medal at the European Championships.[5]
He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Judo Championships in the -100kg class, defeating Cyrille Maret in the final with an ippon.[6]
References
- ^ Toma Nikiforov. rio2016.com
- ^ a b Toma Nikiforov. nbcolympics
- ^ Тома Никифоров «строит» олимпийскую мечту. asnta.ru
- ^ "Road to Rio–Toma Nikiforov: BEL2016-BR2016". European Judo Union. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Toma Nifikorov" (in French). Team Belgium. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Vande Weyer, Philippe (28 April 2018). "Judo: le chef-d'œuvre de Toma Nikiforov, champion d'Europe des -100kg". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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- 1993 births
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- Olympic judoka of Belgium
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Brussels
- Judoka at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Belgian male judoka
- Belgian people of Bulgarian descent
- Judoka at the 2015 European Games
- European Games medalists in judo
- European Games bronze medalists for Belgium
- Judoka at the 2019 European Games
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