Matvey Kanikovskiy

Matvey Kanikovskiy
Personal information
Native name
Матвей Геннадиевич Каниковский
Full nameMatvey Gennadievich Kanikovskiy
Born (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001
Moscow, Russia[1]
OccupationJudoka
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Russia
SportJudo
‍–‍100 kg
ClubSambo-70 (Moscow)[2]
Achievements and titles
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2025)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2024)
Highest world ranking
1st[3]
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the IJF
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Budapest‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2022 Ulaanbaatar‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Tokyo‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Tashkent‍–‍100 kg
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Zagreb‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Montpellier‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2023 Astana‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Tokyo‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Baku‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Tashkent‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2023 Dushanbe‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Odivelas‍–‍100 kg
Representing  Russia
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place2021 Abu Dhabi‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Tokyo‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Olbia‍–‍100 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Luxembourg‍–‍100 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Sarajevo‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF43175
JudoInside.com121400
Updated on 11 December 2025

Matvey Gennadievich Kanikovskiy (Russian: Матвей Геннадиевич Каниковский, born 11 November 2001[1]) is a Russian judoka and sambist. He is the 2025 World champion, the 2024 European champion[4] and the 2022 Russian national champion.[5]

Background

Kanikovskiy was born in Moscow, Russia.[1] He started judo and sambo at the age of 5.[6] 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.[7]

Career

In 2021, Kanikovskiy claimed the junior European title in Luxembourg.[8] He was runner-up at the Grand Slam Abu Dhabi.[9]

In 2022, he won the senior Russian national championships held in Yekaterinburg at 100 kg[5] and earned the gold medal at the grand slam Ulaanbaatar.[10]

In 2023, Matvey won the grand prix in Dushanbe, Tajikistan,[11] two grand slam tournaments in Astana, Kazakhstan and Tokyo, Japan[12][13] and came third at the European Championships.[14]

In 2024, he won the grand prix Odivelas, in the final match over 2x world champion Nikoloz Sherazadishvili of Spain.[15] In March 2024, he was a finalist at the Grand Slam Tashkent.[16] In April 2024, he won the European championships.[4] In March 2025, he won the Grand Slam in Tashkent. In the final match, he beat his countryman Adam Sangariev.[17]

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2023European Championships3rd−100 kg
2024European Championships1st−100 kg
2025World Championships1st−100 kg

References

  1. 1 2 3 "КАНИКОВСКИЙ Матвей Геннадиевич". infosport.ru. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 Каниковский Матвей | ВнутриСамбо
  3. ↑ "World Ranking List, Men –100 kg". International Judo Federation. 23 June 2025. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 "РОССИЯНИН КАНИКОВСКИЙ СТАЛ ЧЕМПИОНОМ ЕВРОПЫ ПО ДЗЮДО". matchtv.ru. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Чемпионат России 2022". judo.ru. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "МАТВЕЙ КАНИКОВСКИЙ — ОБЛАДАТЕЛЬ КУБКА ЕВРОПЫ СРЕДИ ЮНИОРОВ". sambo70.mossport.ru. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  7. ↑ https://www.ijf.org/wrl?category=6
  8. ↑ "Матвей Каниковский — победитель юниорского Первенства Европы по дзюдо". sambo-70.ru. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2021". live.ijf.org. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Дзюдо. Итоги Большого шлема в Улан-Баторе — 2022". olympics.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "РОССИЙСКИЕ ДЗЮДОИСТЫ БАШАЕВ И КАНИКОВСКИЙ ВЫИГРАЛИ ЗОЛОТЫЕ МЕДАЛИ НА ГРАН-ПРИ ТАДЖИКИСТАНА". matchtv.ru. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Judo - Grand Slam - Astana 2023". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Judo - Tokyo - 2023". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Дзюдоист Каниковский рассказал, что бронза чемпионата Европы вызывает у него грусть". tass.ru. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "РОССИЙСКИЙ ДЗЮДОИСТ КАНИКОВСКИЙ ЗАВОЕВАЛ ЗОЛОТО ГРАН‑ПРИ ПОРТУГАЛИИ В ВЕСЕ ДО 100 КГ". matchtv.ru. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "ДЗЮДОИСТ КАНИКОВСКИЙ ЗАВОЕВАЛ СЕРЕБРО НА ТУРНИРЕ ГРАН‑ПРИ В ТАШКЕНТЕ". matchtv.ru. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Дзюдо: Российские дзюдоисты завоевали ещё два золота и серебро турнира «Большой шлем Ташкента» 2025 года". karate.ru. Retrieved 1 March 2025.


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