Matvey Gennadievich Kanikovskiy (Russian: Матвей Геннадиевич Каниковский, born 11 November 2001[1]) is a Russian judoka and sambist. 2022 Russian national champion.[3] 2024 European champion.[4]

Matvey Kanikovskiy
Personal information
Native nameМатвей Геннадиевич Каниковский
Full nameMatvey Gennadievich Kanikovskiy
Born (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 (age 23)
Moscow, Russia[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Russia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg
ClubSambo-70 (Moscow)[2]
Achievements and titles
European Champ.Gold (2024)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2023 Astana ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dushanbe ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Odivelas ‍–‍100 kg
Representing the IJF
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍100 kg
Representing  Russia
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Olbia ‍–‍100 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Luxembourg ‍–‍100 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Sarajevo ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF43175
JudoInside.com121400
Updated on 8 December 2024

Background

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Kanikovskiy was born in Moscow, Russia.[1] He started judo and sambo at the age of 5.[5] in Sambo-70 club.[2] As of November 2024, Kanikovskiy is ranked sixth in the world in the -100 kg category by the International Judo Federation.

Career

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In 2021, Kanikovskiy claimed the junior European title in Luxembourg.[6] He was runner-up at the grand slam Abu Dhabi.[7]

In 2022, he won the senior Russian national championships held in Yekaterinburg at 100 kg[3] and earned the gold medal at the grand slam Ulaanbaatar.[8]

In 2023, Matvey won the grand prix in Dushanbe, Tajikistan,[9] two grand slam tournaments in Astana, Kazakhstan and Tokyo, Japan[10][11] and came third at the European Championships.[12]

In 2024, he won the grand prix Odivelas, in the final match he over 2x world champion Nikoloz Sherazadishvili of Spain.[13] In March 2024, he became a finalist at the Grand Slam Tashkent.[14] In April 2024, he won the European championships.[4]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
2023 European Championships 3rd −100 kg
2024 European Championships 1st −100 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b c "КАНИКОВСКИЙ Матвей Геннадиевич". infosport.ru. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Каниковский Матвей | ВнутриСамбо
  3. ^ a b "Чемпионат России 2022". judo.ru. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "РОССИЯНИН КАНИКОВСКИЙ СТАЛ ЧЕМПИОНОМ ЕВРОПЫ ПО ДЗЮДО". matchtv.ru. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  5. ^ "МАТВЕЙ КАНИКОВСКИЙ — ОБЛАДАТЕЛЬ КУБКА ЕВРОПЫ СРЕДИ ЮНИОРОВ". sambo70.mossport.ru. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Матвей Каниковский — победитель юниорского Первенства Европы по дзюдо". sambo-70.ru. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2021". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Дзюдо. Итоги Большого шлема в Улан-Баторе — 2022". olympics.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. ^ "РОССИЙСКИЕ ДЗЮДОИСТЫ БАШАЕВ И КАНИКОВСКИЙ ВЫИГРАЛИ ЗОЛОТЫЕ МЕДАЛИ НА ГРАН-ПРИ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА". matchtv.ru. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Judo - Grand Slam - Astana 2023". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Judo - Tokyo - 2023". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Дзюдоист Каниковский рассказал, что бронза чемпионата Европы вызывает у него грусть". tass.ru. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  13. ^ "РОССИЙСКИЙ ДЗЮДОИСТ КАНИКОВСКИЙ ЗАВОЕВАЛ ЗОЛОТО ГРАН‑ПРИ ПОРТУГАЛИИ В ВЕСЕ ДО 100 КГ". matchtv.ru. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  14. ^ "ДЗЮДОИСТ КАНИКОВСКИЙ ЗАВОЕВАЛ СЕРЕБРО НА ТУРНИРЕ ГРАН‑ПРИ В ТАШКЕНТЕ". matchtv.ru. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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