Ilias Iliadis Judoka

Ilias Iliadis

Country:Greece
Born:10 November 1986 (33 years)
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Ilias Iliadis became the youngest ever Olympic male Champion in 2004, aged 17. Ilias won 3 world titles in 2010, 2011 and 2014 and 6 world medals. Born in Georgia as Jarji Zviadauri, cousin of 2004 Olympic champion U90kg Zurab Zviadauri. He retired after the Olympic Games in 2016 as a legend. He is ambassador of judo for the IJF. Ilias Iliadis (GRE) was number 1 of the IJF World Ranking for seniors U90kg from 2011-2013. In November 2019 Iliadis became head coach of Uzbekistan.

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Gwak Dong Han completes the triple in Jeju

28 Nov 2015 09:30

Korean World champion Gwak Dong Han won his third consecutive Jeju Grand Prix as he beat former World Judo Masters silver medallist Axel Clerget (FRA) in the -90kg final. The Asian champion, 23, ruled in Jeju in 2013, 2014 and now 2015, as he opened the scoring with a yuko before adding a waza-ari to seal one more home triumph. Read more

Preview World Championships U90kg

27 Aug 2015 22:00

One of the most attractive events at the World Championships in Astana will be the men’s U90kg. A category with huge promoters in judo, the popular guys in town. Icons that attract fans to the venue in Astana. First of Toth Krisztian of Hungary. The grew this year to the number one position in the world, while he is just a senior judoka. The 21-year old Hungarian is in the same pool with European Champion Kirill Denisov, Tiago Camilo and Guillaume Elmont, together good for 6 World Championships medals, Elmont and Camilo are World Champions from the past, both U81kg. Although the last three are in the other block, there’s only one place in the semi final. Read more

New judo heroes are made at European Cadet Championships

1 Jul 2015 16:05

This week the European Championships for Cadets will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria. This event is of a particular importance for many reasons. First of all, it is a qualifier for the World Cadet Judo Championships in Sarajevo in August. Secondly, the cadet age group is the first and most challenging step to the higher level, and many young judoka have proved to become a champion such as Arsen Galstyan, Ilias Iliadis, Elnur Mammadli and from the past Angelo Parisi. They all won the Olympic title later in their careers. Read more

Kirill Denisov increases success for Russian men's team

27 Jun 2015 16:40

Russia has an outstanding European Games so far. The men have won three gold medals as Kirill Denisov regained the European title that he won in 2013 in Budapest, his opponent then was the same as today in Baku; Varlam Liparteliani. Read more

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European Games show great judo matches U90kg

27 Jun 2015 14:50

The third day of the European Games did gave the spectacular judo we were hoping for. The men’s U90kg category delivered fine judo with world class actors. In the end Varlam Liparteliani (GEO) and Kirill Denisov (RUS) were qualified for the finals. That’s a repetition of the 2013 European final. Read more