Toma Nikiforov

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. He placed second at the 2016 European championships, but was eliminated in the second bout at the Rio Olympics. He won the gold medal at the 2018 and 2021 European Championships.

Toma Nikiforov
Nikiforov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993
OccupationJudoka
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Sport
Country Belgium
SportJudo
Weight class–100 kg
ClubRoyal Crossing Club de Schaerbeek[2]
Coached byDamiano Martinuzzi (personal)
Frederic Georgery (personal)
Fabrice Flamand (national)[2]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (2017)
European Champ.Gold (2018, 2021)
Olympic GamesR16 (2016, 2020)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Belgium
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Marrakesh Open
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Astana ‍–‍100 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tel Aviv ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kazan ‍–‍100 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tyumen ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Havana ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Jeju ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ljubljana ‍–‍100 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Poreč ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lommel ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Sarajevo ‍–‍100 kg
World Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Koper ‍–‍90 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9520
JudoInside.com48760
Updated on 26 June 2023.

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
  1. Toma Nikiforov Archived 26 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. Toma Nikiforov Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics
  3. Тома Никифоров «строит» олимпийскую мечту Archived 17 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. asnta.ru
  4. "Road to Rio–Toma Nikiforov: BEL2016-BR2016". European Judo Union. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. "Toma Nifikorov" (in French). Team Belgium. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. Vande Weyer, Philippe (28 April 2018). "Judo: le chef-d'œuvre de Toma Nikiforov, champion d'Europe des -100kg". Le Soir (in French). Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.


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