Toma Nikiforov

Toma Nikiforov (born 25 January 1993) is a Belgian retired He represented Belgium at three Olympic Games, finishing ninth in both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. As a child, he lived above a judo club and he accompanied his father, who was a judoka. 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.

He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Judo Championships in the -100 kg class, defeating Cyrille Maret in the final with an ippon.