Ivan Nifontov Explained

Country:Russia
Weight Class:–81 kg
Worlds Rank:1
Worlds Year:2009
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2009
Regionals Weight:Men's 81 kg
Olympics Rank:3
Olympics Year:2012
Olympics Weight:Men's 81 kg
Updated: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]

Notes and References

  1. Ivan Nifontov. https://web.archive.org/web/20161203172712/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/ivan-nifontov-1.html. dead. 3 December 2016. 26 December 2016.
  2. News: Troika journey among Torch Relay's second-week highlights. 2016-07-21. International Olympic Committee. 2016-12-26.