Toma Nikiforov

Toma Nikiforov

Nikiforov　at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
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 European Championships 2016 Kazan 100 kg European Games 2015 Baku 100 kg

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.

Biography

Nikiforov is of Bulgarian origin, which explains his unusual for Belgium name and surname.^[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]

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.