Artūrs Ņikiforenko

Artūrs Ņikiforenko
Ņikiforenko at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born 1 March 1992 (1992-03) (age 26)
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]

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).

References

  1. Artūrs Ņikiforenko. Latvian Olympic Committee
  2. 1 2 "Arturs Nikiforenko". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. Artūrs Ņikiforenko. nbcolympics.com


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