Ivan Vitaliyevich Nifontov (russian: Иван Витальевич Нифонтов; born 5 June 1987, in
Pavlodar
Pavlodar ( ; ) is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Region. It is located 450 km northeast of the national capital Astana and 405 km southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. , the cit ...
) 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.
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Living people
1987 births
Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Russian male judoka
Olympic judoka of Russia
Olympic medalists in judo
Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2015 European Games
European Games medalists in judo
European Games silver medalists for Russia
European Games bronze medalists for Russia