Sergiu Toma

Sergiu Toma (born 29 January 1987) is a Moldovan-born Emirati judoka.[4] He competed for the United Arab Emirates in the 81 kg category at the 2016 Olympic Games and defeated Takanori Nagase to enter the semi-finals. He lost his semi-final match to Khasan Khalmurzaev, but then beat Matteo Marconcini in the bronze medal match.[2] At the 2008 and 2012 Olympics he competed for Moldova but was eliminated in the early rounds.[1][5]

Sergiu Toma
Toma at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born29 January 1987 (1987-01-29) (age 36)
Chișinău, Soviet Union[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Sport
CountryMoldova (2009–12)
United Arab Emirates (2013–)
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
Coached byVasile Colta[3]
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2011)
European Champ.Silver (2011)
Olympic GamesBronze (2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Moldova
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rotterdam ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok ‍–‍73 kg
Representing  United Arab Emirates
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2016 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Baku ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Qingdao ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tashkent ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Samsun ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Samsun ‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF12580
JudoInside.com33175
Updated on 24 May 2023.

Toma has a law degree from the Moldova State University. 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.[5]

References
  1. Sergiu Toma. sports-reference.com
  2. Sergiu Toma Archived 1 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. Sergiu Toma. london2012.com
  4. "Sergiu Toma, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. Sergiu Toma. nbcolympics.com

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