Artūrs Ņikiforenko

Artūrs Ņikiforenko (born 1 March 1992) is a Latvian heavyweight judoka and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor. He competed at the 2016 Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first bout.[2] In 2017 he won the European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu).

Artūrs Ņikiforenko
Ņikiforenko at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born1 March 1992 (1992-03) (age 31)
Riga, Latvia[1]
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
SportJudo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ)
Rank  Black belt in Judo   Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
ClubMakkabi Sports Fight Club
Coached byOleg Baskin[3]
Medal record
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Representing  Latvia
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lisbon -100kg (blue)

References

  1. Artūrs Ņikiforenko Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Latvian Olympic Committee
  2. "Arturs Nikiforenko". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. Artūrs Ņikiforenko Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com


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