Birth Place: | Riga, Latvia[1] |
Height: | 185 cm[2] |
Weight: | 110 kg |
Sport: | Judo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) |
Club: | Makkabi Sports Fight Club |
Coach: | Oleg Baskin[3] |
Rank: | Black belt in Judo Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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).