Artūrs Ņikiforenko (born 1 March 1992) is a Latvian heavyweight judoka and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor. He competed at the 2016 Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first bout.[2] In 2017 he won the European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu).
 Ņikiforenko at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 March 1992 (age 32) Riga, Latvia[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Black belt in Judo Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Makkabi Sports Fight Club | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Oleg Baskin[3] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References edit
- ^ Artūrs Ņikiforenko Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Latvian Olympic Committee
- ^ a b "Arturs Nikiforenko". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ Artūrs Ņikiforenko Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Artūrs Ņikiforenko.
- Artūrs Ņikiforenko at JudoInside.com
- Artūrs Ņikiforenko at Olympedia
- Artūrs Ņikiforenko at Olympics.com
- Artūrs Ņikiforenko at Olympic.org (archived)
- Artūrs Ņikiforenko at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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