Toma Nikiforov

Toma Nikiforov
Nikiforov at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993
OccupationJudoka
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country Belgium
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg, +100 kg
ClubRoyal Crossing Club de Schaerbeek
Coached byDamiano Martinuzzi (personal)
Frederic Georgery (personal)
Fabrice Flamand (national)
Retired18 June 2025
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2016, 2020)
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
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
2025 Paris +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
IJF9520
JudoInside.com48760
Updated on 20 July 2025

Toma Nikiforov (born 25 January 1993) is a Belgian retired judoka who competed in the under and over 100 kg categories. He represented Belgium at three Olympic Games, finishing ninth in both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. He won two senior European titles, first in ‍–‍100 kg in Tel Aviv 2018 and again in ‍–‍100 kg in Lisbon 2021. In 2015, he won bronze medals at the World Championships and European Games. He placed second at the 2016 European championships.