Ivan Vitaliyevich Nifontov (Russian: Иван Витальевич Нифонтов; born 5 June 1987, in Pavlodar[1]) is a Russian judoka. He won the bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the category men's –81 kg. He carried the Winter Olympic torch before the Sochi Games.[2]

Ivan Nifontov
Personal information
Born (1987-06-05) 5 June 1987 (age 37)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryRussia
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2012)
World Champ.Gold (2009)
European Champ.Gold (2009)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London ‍–‍81 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Rio de Janeiro Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍81 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vienna Men's team
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tyumen ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2016 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hamburg ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Amsterdam ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao ‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF360
JudoInside.com30163
Updated on 25 May 2023

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ivan Nifontov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Troika journey among Torch Relay's second-week highlights". International Olympic Committee. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
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