Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	Teddy Riner	Teddy Riner	Teddy Riner	Teddy Riner	Teddy Riner	237	▲ +13
2	Anton Geesink	Anton Geesink	Anton Geesink	Anton Geesink	Anton Geesink	120	–
3	Willem Ruska	Willem Ruska	Naohisa Takato	Naohisa Takato	Naohisa Takato	120	▲ +2
4	Kim Jae-bum	Naohisa Takato	Willem Ruska	Willem Ruska	Willem Ruska	105	–
5	Ilias Iliadis	Kim Jae-bum	Kim Jae-bum	Kim Jae-bum	Lukáš Krpálek	104	▲ +6
6	David Douillet	Ilias Iliadis	Lukáš Krpálek	Lukáš Krpálek	Kim Jae-bum	102	–
7	Robert Van De Walle	Lukáš Krpálek	Varlam Liparteliani	Varlam Liparteliani	Varlam Liparteliani	98	–
8	Varlam Liparteliani	David Douillet	Ilias Iliadis	Ilias Iliadis	Ilias Iliadis	97	–
9	Angelo Parisi	Robert Van De Walle	David Douillet	David Douillet	David Douillet	94	–
10	Naohisa Takato	Varlam Liparteliani	Robert Van De Walle	Robert Van De Walle	Robert Van De Walle	87	–
11	Tadahiro Nomura	Angelo Parisi	Angelo Parisi	Angelo Parisi	Angelo Parisi	85	–
12	Lukáš Krpálek	Shohei Ono	Shohei Ono	Shohei Ono	Shohei Ono	82	–
13	Wang Ki-chun	Tadahiro Nomura	Tadahiro Nomura	Tadahiro Nomura	Soichi Hashimoto	82	▲ +10
14	Rishod Sobirov	Wang Ki-chun	Wang Ki-chun	Wang Ki-chun	Tadahiro Nomura	82	–
15	Yasuhiro Yamashita	Rishod Sobirov	Rishod Sobirov	Rishod Sobirov	Hifumi Abe	81	▲ +13
16	Naoya Ogawa	Yasuhiro Yamashita	Yasuhiro Yamashita	Yasuhiro Yamashita	Wang Ki-chun	77	–
17	Toshihiko Koga	Naoya Ogawa	Henk Grol	Henk Grol	Rishod Sobirov	76	–
18	Hitoshi Saito	Toshihiko Koga	Naoya Ogawa	Naoya Ogawa	Yasuhiro Yamashita	75	–
19	Mark Huizinga	Hitoshi Saito	Toshihiko Koga	Soichi Hashimoto	Henk Grol	73	–
20	Keiji Suzuki	Mark Huizinga	Hitoshi Saito	Toshihiko Koga	Naoya Ogawa	72	–
21	Neil Adams	Henk Grol	Mark Huizinga	Hitoshi Saito	Toshihiko Koga	72	–
22	Paweł Nastula	Keiji Suzuki	Keiji Suzuki	Mark Huizinga	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	71	▲ +5
23	Tamerlan Tmenov	Neil Adams	Neil Adams	Keiji Suzuki	Hitoshi Saito	70	–
24	Kōsei Inoue	Paweł Nastula	Paweł Nastula	Neil Adams	Mark Huizinga	70	–
25	Peter Seisenbacher	Tamerlan Tmenov	Tamerlan Tmenov	Paweł Nastula	An Ba-ul	69	▲ +2
26	Abdullo Tangriev	Kōsei Inoue	Kōsei Inoue	Hifumi Abe	Keiji Suzuki	69	–
27	Henk Grol	Peter Seisenbacher	Peter Seisenbacher	Tamerlan Tmenov	Neil Adams	69	–
28	Shinichi Shinohara	Abdullo Tangriev	Abdullo Tangriev	An Ba-ul	Paweł Nastula	69	–
29	Shohei Ono	Shinichi Shinohara	Shinichi Shinohara	Kōsei Inoue	Tamerlan Tmenov	68	–
30	Hidehiko Yoshida	Hidehiko Yoshida	An Ba-ul	Peter Seisenbacher	Kōsei Inoue	67	–
31	Jeon Ki-Young	Jeon Ki-Young	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	Abdullo Tangriev	Peter Seisenbacher	67	–
32	Stéphane Traineau	Stéphane Traineau	Hidehiko Yoshida	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	Abdullo Tangriev	66	–
33	Udo Quellmalz	Udo Quellmalz	Jeon Ki-Young	Shinichi Shinohara	Shinichi Shinohara	65	–
34	Waldemar Legień	Hifumi Abe	Soichi Hashimoto	Hidehiko Yoshida	Rafael Silva	64	▲ +5
35	Aurélio Miguel	Rafael Silva	Stéphane Traineau	Jeon Ki-Young	Takanori Nagase	63	▲ +5
36	Dietmar Lorenz	Waldemar Legień	Udo Quellmalz	Stéphane Traineau	Matthias Casse	62	▲ +13
37	Masashi Ebinuma	Aurélio Miguel	Hifumi Abe	Rafael Silva	Hidehiko Yoshida	61	–
38	Rafael Silva	Dietmar Lorenz	Rafael Silva	Udo Quellmalz	Jeon Ki-Young	61	–
39	Riki Nakaya	Masashi Ebinuma	Waldemar Legień	Takanori Nagase	Stéphane Traineau	61	–
40	Yukimasa Nakamura	Riki Nakaya	Aurélio Miguel	Waldemar Legień	Udo Quellmalz	59	–
41	Klaus Glahn	Takanori Nagase	Dietmar Lorenz	Aurélio Miguel	Waldemar Legień	56	–
42	Shōzō Fujii	Yukimasa Nakamura	Masashi Ebinuma	Dietmar Lorenz	Aurélio Miguel	55	–
43	Alexander Mikhaylin	An Ba-ul	Riki Nakaya	Masashi Ebinuma	Dietmar Lorenz	55	–
44	Dennis van der Geest	Klaus Glahn	Takanori Nagase	Riki Nakaya	Masashi Ebinuma	55	–
45	Ezio Gamba	Shōzō Fujii	Yukimasa Nakamura	Yukimasa Nakamura	Riki Nakaya	55	–
46	Masato Uchishiba	Soichi Hashimoto	Klaus Glahn	Klaus Glahn	Tato Grigalashvili	55	▲ +17
47	Tiago Camilo	Alexander Mikhaylin	Shōzō Fujii	Shōzō Fujii	Yukimasa Nakamura	55	–
48	Cho In-Chul	Dennis van der Geest	Alexander Mikhaylin	Alexander Mikhaylin	Klaus Glahn	54	–
49	Fabien Canu	Ezio Gamba	Dennis van der Geest	Dennis van der Geest	Shōzō Fujii	54	–
50	Kenzo Nakamura	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	Ezio Gamba	Ezio Gamba	Alexander Mikhaylin	53	–

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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