Ivan Nifontov

{{Short description|Russian judoka (born 1987)}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2012}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox judoka

| image = Nifontov Ivan.jpeg

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| country = Russia

| weight_class = –81 kg

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| dan =

| worlds_rank = 1

| worlds_year = 2009

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| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 2009

| regionals_weight = Men's 81 kg

| nationals =

| olympics_rank = 3

| olympics_year = 2012

| olympics_weight = Men's 81 kg

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| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{RUS}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|B| 2012 London | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2009 Rotterdam | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2013 Rio de Janeiro | Men's team }}

{{Medal|B| 2014 Chelyabinsk | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Games }}

{{Medal|S| 2015 Baku | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2015 Baku | Men's team }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2009 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Vienna | Men's team }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Masters }}

{{Medal|G| 2013 Tyumen | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2015 Rabat | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}

{{Medal|G| 2009 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2010 Moscow | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2014 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2011 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2009 Paris | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}

{{Medal|G| 2016 Budapest | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2009 Hamburg | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Amsterdam | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Qingdao | {{nbnd}}81 kg }}

| updated = 25 May 2023

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Ivan Vitaliyevich Nifontov ({{langx|ru|Иван Витальевич Нифонтов}}; born 5 June 1987, in Pavlodar{{Cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/ivan-nifontov-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203172712/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/ivan-nifontov-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2016|title=Ivan Nifontov|access-date=26 December 2016}}) 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/troika-journey-among-torch-relay-s-second-week-highlights|title=Troika journey among Torch Relay's second-week highlights|date=2016-07-21|newspaper=International Olympic Committee|access-date=2016-12-26}}