Ilia Sulamanidze Explained

Ilia Sulamanidze
Native Name:ილია სულამანიძე
Birth Date:2001 6, df=yes
Height:1.87 m
Country:Georgia
Weight Class:100 kg
Olympics Rank:2
Olympics Year:2024
Olympics Weight:Men's 100 kg
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:2021
Worlds Weight:Men's 100 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:2
Regionals Year:2023
Regionals Weight:Men's 100 kg
Regionals Year2:2024
Regionals Weight2:Men's 100 kg
Updated:3 August 2024

Ilia Sulamanidze (Georgian: ილია სულამანიძე; born 18 June 2001) is a Georgian judoka. He won silver medal in the men's 100kg event at 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1]

In April 2021, Sulamanidze lost his bronze medal match in the men's 100kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[2]

Sulamanidze won the 2021 rising star award at the 2021 Judo Awards.[3]

Sulamanidze won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Houston. Michael. 11 June 2021. Wagner claims first world gold medal at IJF World Judo Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 11 June 2021.
  2. News: Berkeley. Geoff. 18 April 2021. Bekauri beats Georgian rival to win gold on final day of European Judo Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 11 June 2021.
  3. News: Houston. Michael. 19 December 2021. Krasniqi and Shavdatuashvili win top prizes at 2021 Judo Awards. InsideTheGames.biz. 19 December 2021.
  4. News: Lloyd. Owen. 19 February 2022. Dicko cements France's place at top of Tel Aviv Grand Slam medals table. InsideTheGames.biz. 20 February 2022.