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Ivan Nifontov

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)
Profile at external databases
IJF360
JudoInside.com30163
Updated on 25 May 2023

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]

References

  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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