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
NationalityBelgian
Born (1993-01-25) January 25, 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. (2017)
European Champ. (2018, 2021)
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
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
Youth Olympic Games
2010 Singapore –100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9520
JudoInside.com48760
Updated on 11 November 2021.

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.


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