Sergiu Toma (born 29 January 1987) is a
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...
n-born
Emirati judoka.
He competed for the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...
in the
81 kg category at the
2016 Olympic Games
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...
and defeated
Takanori Nagase to enter the semi-finals. He lost his semi-final match to
Khasan Khalmurzaev
Khasan Magometovich Khalmurzaev (russian: Хасан Магометович Халмурзаев; born 9 October 1993) is a Russian judoka. Khasan won the gold medal in the –81 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
At the 2017 World Judo C ...
, but then beat
Matteo Marconcini in the bronze medal match.
[ At the ]2008
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and 2012 Olympics he competed for Moldova but was eliminated in the early rounds.[
Toma has a law degree from the ]Moldova State University
The Moldova State University (Romanian: ''Universitatea de Stat din Moldova'') is a university located in Chișinău, Moldova.
History
The university was founded on 1 October 1946. Initially, it had 320 students enrolled in 5 faculties, Physi ...
. In 2008, he considered retiring from sport due to financial problems. He stayed, and in 2011 was named Moldovan Athlete of the Year. After the 2012 Olympics he moved to the United Arab Emirates, together with five other Moldovan judoka and the national coach Vasile Colta.[Sergiu Toma]
nbcolympics.com
References
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1987 births
Living people
Emirati male judoka
Moldovan male judoka
Olympic judoka of Moldova
Olympic judoka of the United Arab Emirates
Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Chișinău
Olympic bronze medalists for the United Arab Emirates
Olympic medalists in judo
Universiade medalists in judo
Judoka at the 2018 Asian Games
Universiade bronze medalists for Moldova
Asian Games competitors for the United Arab Emirates
Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
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