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

Ilia Sulamanidze
Personal information
Native nameილია სულამანიძე
Born (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 22)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2021)
European Champ.Silver (2023, 2024)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tel Aviv ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tel Aviv ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Almada ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sarajevo ‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Olbia ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍100 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Vantaa ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Poreč ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Luxembourg ‍–‍100 kg
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sarajevo ‍–‍90 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF38158
JudoInside.com112163
Updated on 28 April 2024.

In April 2021, Sulamanidze lost his bronze medal match in the men's 100 kg 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]

References edit

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

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