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Sergiu Toma

Sergiu Toma won bronze in the men's under-81 kg judo at the Rio 2016 Olympics, at his third Games. Later that year he won the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.

Updated October 2026 · Facts checked 22 October 2026

Olympic bronze, Rio
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Olympic bronze, Rio
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, October 2016
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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, October 2016

Sergiu Toma

At a glance

At a glance
Item Detail
Name in Arabic سيرجيو توما
Sport Judo, under-81 kg
Olympic result Bronze, Rio 2016

Source: Olympics.com: Rio 2016 judo results1

Rio 2016

In the under-81 kg event at Rio, Khasan Khalmurzaev of Russia won gold and Travis Stevens of the United States silver, with Sergiu Toma of the UAE and Takanori Nagase of Japan taking the bronze medals. It was Toma's first Olympic medal, at his third Games.1,2

In October 2016 he won the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.3

Sources

  1. Olympics.com: Rio 2016 judo results
  2. Olympics.com: Reliving Rio, first men's under-81 kg bronze bout (Spanish)
  3. International Judo Federation: Sergiu Toma

Facts checked 22 October 2026. Prepared by Invest-Emirates.ae for general information.

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