Artūrs Ņikiforenko Explained

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
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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).

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lov.lv/summer_sportists/arturs-nikiforenko/ Artūrs Ņikiforenko
  2. Web site: Arturs Nikiforenko . Rio 2016 . 3 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160825091344/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/arturs-nikiforenko . 25 August 2016 . dead .
  3. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=nikiforenko-arturs-1207981/index.html Artūrs Ņikiforenko