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. 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.

Toma Nikiforov

Nikiforov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	January 25, 1993
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Sport
Sport	Judo
Club	Royal Crossing Club de Schaerbeek[2]
Coached by	Damiano Martinuzzi (personal) Frederic Georgery (personal) Fabrice Flamand (national)[2]
Medal record Representing  Belgium World Championships 2015 Astana 100 kg World Openweight Championships 2017 Marrakech Open European Championships 2018 Tel Aviv 100 kg 2016 Kazan 100 kg 2015 Baku 100 kg European Games 2015 Baku 100 kg Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore 100 kg

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. rio2016.com
2. Toma Nikiforov. nbcolympics
3. Тома Никифоров «строит» олимпийскую мечту. asnta.ru
4. "Road to Rio–Toma Nikiforov: BEL2016-BR2016". European Judo Union. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
5. "Toma Nifikorov" (in French). Team Belgium. 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). Retrieved 2 May 2018.