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Ilia Sulamanidze (Georgian: ილია სულამანიძე; born 18 June 2001) is a Georgian judoka. He won silver medal in the men's 100 kg event at 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 World Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[3]

Nativename
ილია სულამანიძე
Born (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 25)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
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Ilia Sulamanidze
Sulamanidze in 2024
Personal information
Native name
ილია სულამანიძე
Born (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 25)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
‍–‍100 kg
Achievements and titles
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2024)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2021)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2025)
Highest world ranking
1st[1][2]
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 Paris‍–‍100 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Budapest‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Podgorica‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Montpellier‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Zagreb‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2026 Tbilisi‍–‍100 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place2022 Jerusalem‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2022 Tel Aviv‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Tbilisi‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Baku‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Baku‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Tokyo‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Lausanne‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Tbilisi‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tel Aviv‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2026 Ulaanbaatar‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2023 Almada‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Zagreb‍–‍100 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Budapest‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Sarajevo‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Olbia‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Marrakesh‍–‍100 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Vantaa‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place2020 Poreč‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Luxembourg‍–‍100 kg
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Sarajevo‍–‍90 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Buenos Aires‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF38158
JudoInside.com112163
Updated on 31 August 2026
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In April 2021, Sulamanidze lost the bronze medal match in the men's 100 kg event at the 2021 European Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[4]

Sulamanidze won the 2021 rising star award at the 2021 Judo Awards.[5]

Sulamanidze won the gold medal in the half-heavyweight (‍–‍100 kg) event at the 2022 Tel Aviv Grand Slam held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[6]

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