Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Kim Jae-bum	Kim Jae-bum	Kim Jae-bum	Kim Jae-bum	Kim Jae-bum	98	–
2	Ilias Iliadis	Ilias Iliadis	Ilias Iliadis	Ilias Iliadis	Ilias Iliadis	94	–
3	Mark Huizinga	Mark Huizinga	Mark Huizinga	Mark Huizinga	Mark Huizinga	70	–
4	Peter Seisenbacher	Peter Seisenbacher	Peter Seisenbacher	Peter Seisenbacher	Peter Seisenbacher	65	–
5	Hidehiko Yoshida	Hidehiko Yoshida	Hidehiko Yoshida	Hidehiko Yoshida	Hidehiko Yoshida	61	–
6	Jeon Ki-Young	Jeon Ki-Young	Jeon Ki-Young	Jeon Ki-Young	Jeon Ki-Young	61	–
7	Waldemar Legień	Waldemar Legień	Waldemar Legień	Waldemar Legień	Takanori Nagase	58	▲ +3
8	Varlam Liparteliani	Varlam Liparteliani	Takanori Nagase	Takanori Nagase	Waldemar Legień	56	–
9	Cho In-Chul	Cho In-Chul	Varlam Liparteliani	Varlam Liparteliani	Varlam Liparteliani	53	–
10	Fabien Canu	Fabien Canu	Cho In-Chul	Cho In-Chul	Cho In-Chul	52	–
11	Shōzō Fujii	Shōzō Fujii	Fabien Canu	Fabien Canu	Fabien Canu	52	–
12	Neil Adams	Neil Adams	Shōzō Fujii	Shōzō Fujii	Shōzō Fujii	50	–
13	Ole Bischof	Ole Bischof	Neil Adams	Neil Adams	Matthias Casse	49	▲ +10
14	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	Ole Bischof	Ole Bischof	Neil Adams	48	–
15	Frank Wieneke	Frank Wieneke	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	Ole Bischof	45	–
16	Isamu Sonoda	Isamu Sonoda	Frank Wieneke	Frank Wieneke	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	43	–
17	Takashi Ono	Takashi Ono	Isamu Sonoda	Isamu Sonoda	Frank Wieneke	43	–
18	Tiago Camilo	Tiago Camilo	Takashi Ono	Gwak Dong-han	Isamu Sonoda	42	–
19	Asley González	Asley González	Tiago Camilo	Takashi Ono	Gwak Dong-han	41	–
20	Detlef Ultsch	Detlef Ultsch	Asley González	Tiago Camilo	Takashi Ono	41	–
21	Khasan Khalmurzaev	Gwak Dong-han	Detlef Ultsch	Asley González	Tiago Camilo	41	–
22	Djamel Bouras	Khasan Khalmurzaev	Gwak Dong-han	Detlef Ultsch	Asley González	40	–
23	Kirill Denisov	Djamel Bouras	Khasan Khalmurzaev	Khasan Khalmurzaev	Detlef Ultsch	40	–
24	Gwak Dong-han	Kirill Denisov	Djamel Bouras	Matthias Casse	Khasan Khalmurzaev	40	–
25	Hirotaka Okada	Hirotaka Okada	Kirill Denisov	Djamel Bouras	Djamel Bouras	38	–
26	Mashu Baker	Mashu Baker	Hirotaka Okada	Kirill Denisov	Kirill Denisov	38	–
27	Ivan Nifontov	Ivan Nifontov	Mashu Baker	Hirotaka Okada	Tato Grigalashvili	38	▲ +21
28	Bashir Varaev	Bashir Varaev	Ivan Nifontov	Mashu Baker	Hirotaka Okada	37	–
29	Toyokazu Nomura	Takanori Nagase	Bashir Varaev	Nikoloz Sherazadishvili	Mashu Baker	37	–
30	Vladimir Nevzorov	Toyokazu Nomura	Toyokazu Nomura	Ivan Nifontov	Nikoloz Sherazadishvili	37	–
31	Irakli Tsirekidze	Vladimir Nevzorov	Vladimir Nevzorov	Bashir Varaev	Ivan Nifontov	36	–
32	Zurab Zviadauri	Irakli Tsirekidze	Irakli Tsirekidze	Toyokazu Nomura	Lasha Bekauri	36	▲ +3
33	Takanori Nagase	Zurab Zviadauri	Zurab Zviadauri	Vladimir Nevzorov	Saeid Mollaei	36	▲ +4
34	Travis Stevens	Travis Stevens	Travis Stevens	Irakli Tsirekidze	Bashir Varaev	35	–
35	Hiroshi Izumi	Hiroshi Izumi	Hiroshi Izumi	Lasha Bekauri	Toyokazu Nomura	34	–
36	Isao Okano	Isao Okano	Saeid Mollaei	Zurab Zviadauri	Vladimir Nevzorov	34	–
37	Nobutoshi Hikage	Nobutoshi Hikage	Isao Okano	Saeid Mollaei	Irakli Tsirekidze	33	–
38	Pascal Tayot	Pascal Tayot	Nobutoshi Hikage	Travis Stevens	Zurab Zviadauri	33	–
39	Shota Khabareli	Shota Khabareli	Pascal Tayot	Hiroshi Izumi	Travis Stevens	32	–
40	Dietmar Hötger	Antoine Valois-Fortier	Shota Khabareli	Isao Okano	Hiroshi Izumi	31	–
41	Jürgen Roethlisberger	Dietmar Hötger	Antoine Valois-Fortier	Nobutoshi Hikage	Isao Okano	30	–
42	Hiroshi Minatoya	Jürgen Roethlisberger	Dietmar Hötger	Pascal Tayot	Nobutoshi Hikage	30	–
43	Song Dae-nam	Hiroshi Minatoya	Jürgen Roethlisberger	Shota Khabareli	Pascal Tayot	30	–
44	Bernard Tchoullouyan	Song Dae-nam	Lasha Bekauri	Antoine Valois-Fortier	Shota Khabareli	29	–
45	Guillaume Elmont	Bernard Tchoullouyan	Matthias Casse	Dietmar Hötger	Antoine Valois-Fortier	28	–
46	Jason Morris	Guillaume Elmont	Nikoloz Sherazadishvili	Jürgen Roethlisberger	Davlat Bobonov	28	▲ +12
47	Makoto Takimoto	Jason Morris	Hiroshi Minatoya	Hiroshi Minatoya	Dietmar Hötger	28	–
48	Sergei Aschwanden	Makoto Takimoto	Song Dae-nam	Song Dae-nam	Jürgen Roethlisberger	27	–
49	Flávio Canto	Sergei Aschwanden	Bernard Tchoullouyan	Beka Gviniashvili	Hiroshi Minatoya	26	–
50	Harald Heinke	Flávio Canto	Guillaume Elmont	Bernard Tchoullouyan	Song Dae-nam	26	–

Baku 2026: Fourteen World Champions, a Thousand Stories and One Shared Passion

IJF.org | 11.10.2026

After seven days of individual competition, and with the mixed team tournament now under way, the verdict is in. We know the names of the 14 individual world champions who will be proud to wear the coveted red backpatch until the 2027 edition that will be organised in Astana, Kazakhstan.

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