Toma Nikiforov

Toma Nikiforov

File:Toma Nikiforov Rio2016.jpg Nikiforov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Belgian
Born	(1993-01-25) January 25, 1993
Died	Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000). (aged )
Occupation	Judoka
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Website
Sport
Country	Belgium
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–100 kg
Club	Royal Crossing Club de Schaerbeek
Coached by	Damiano Martinuzzi (personal) Frederic Georgery (personal) Fabrice Flamand (national)
Achievements and titles
World finals	(2017)
Regional finals	(2018, 2021)
Olympic finals	R16 (2016, 2020)
Medal record Men's judo Representing Belgium World Championships 2017 Marrakesh Open 2015 Astana –100 kg European Games 2015 Baku –100 kg European Championships 2018 Tel Aviv –100 kg 2021 Lisbon –100 kg 2016 Kazan –100 kg World Masters 2015 Rabat –100 kg IJF Grand Slam 2021 Tashkent –100 kg 2022 Paris –100 kg 2017 Abu Dhabi –100 kg 2018 Ekaterinburg –100 kg 2015 Tyumen –100 kg 2015 Abu Dhabi –100 kg 2017 Tokyo –100 kg 2021 Tbilisi –100 kg IJF Grand Prix 2014 Havana –100 kg 2017 Düsseldorf –100 kg 2014 Tashkent –100 kg 2019 Marrakesh –100 kg 2014 Jeju –100 kg 2019 Antalya –100 kg World Juniors Championships 2013 Ljubljana –100 kg European Junior Championships 2012 Poreč –100 kg 2011 Lommel –100 kg 2013 Sarajevo –100 kg World Cadets Championships 2009 Budapest –90 kg European Cadet Championships 2009 Koper –90 kg Youth Olympic Games 2010 Singapore –100 kg
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 21 February 2022.

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.

Biography

Nikiforov is of Bulgarian origin. As a child, he lived above a judo club and he accompanied his father, who was a judoka. 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.

He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Judo Championships in the -100kg class, defeating Cyrille Maret in the final with an ippon.

External links

• Toma Nikiforov at The-Sports.org
• Toma Nikiforov on Instagram