Ilia Sulamanidze

Ilia Sulamanidze
Sulamanidze in 2024
Personal information
Native nameილია სულამანიძე
Born (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001
OccupationJudoka
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
Weight class100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2024)
World Champ. (2021)
European Champ. (2025)
Highest world ranking1st
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
2024 Paris100 kg
World Championships
2021 Budapest100 kg
European Championships
2025 Podgorica100 kg
2023 Montpellier100 kg
2024 Zagreb100 kg
World Masters
2022 Jerusalem100 kg
2023 Budapest100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2022 Tel Aviv100 kg
2023 Tbilisi100 kg
2023 Baku100 kg
2024 Baku100 kg
2021 Tbilisi100 kg
2021 Tel Aviv100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2023 Almada100 kg
2022 Zagreb100 kg
European U23 Championships
2021 Budapest100 kg
2022 Sarajevo100 kg
World Juniors Championships
2021 Olbia100 kg
2019 Marrakesh100 kg
European Junior Championships
2019 Vantaa100 kg
2020 Poreč100 kg
2021 Luxembourg100 kg
European Cadet Championships
2018 Sarajevo90 kg
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos Aires100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF38158
JudoInside.com112163
Updated on 26 April 2025

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 Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

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.

Sulamanidze won the 2021 rising star award at the 2021 Judo Awards.

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