Ilia Sulamanidze

Ilia Sulamanidze
	Sulamanidze in 2024
Personal information
Native name	ილია სულამანიძე
Born	18 June 2001
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country	Georgia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2024)
World Champ.	(2021)
European Champ.	(2025)
Highest world ranking	1st
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Georgia
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
World Masters
IJF Grand Slam
IJF Grand Prix
European U23 Championships
World Juniors Championships
European Junior Championships
European Cadet Championships
Youth Olympic Games
Profile at external databases
IJF	38158
JudoInside.com	112163
	Updated on 11 December 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 Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

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.

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

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