Matvey Kanikovskiy

Matvey Kanikovskiy
Personal information
Native name
Матвей Геннадиевич Каниковский
Full nameMatvey Gennadievich Kanikovskiy
Born (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001
Moscow, Russia
OccupationJudoka
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Russia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg
ClubSambo-70 (Moscow)
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2025)
European Champ. (2024)
Highest world ranking1st
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the IJF
World Championships
2025 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍100 kg
2024 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
2025 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
European Championships
2024 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
2023 Montpellier ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2023 Astana ‍–‍100 kg
2023 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
2023 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
2024 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2023 Dushanbe ‍–‍100 kg
2024 Odivelas ‍–‍100 kg
Representing  Russia
IJF Grand Slam
2021 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
2025 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
2021 Olbia ‍–‍100 kg
European Junior Championships
2021 Luxembourg ‍–‍100 kg
European Cadet Championships
2018 Sarajevo ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF43175
JudoInside.com121400
Updated on 11 December 2025

Matvey Gennadievich Kanikovskiy (Russian: Матвей Геннадиевич Каниковский, born 11 November 2001) is a Russian judoka and sambist. He is the 2025 World champion, the 2024 European champion and the 2022 Russian national champion.