Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

★ Best in the year

#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	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	Takanori Nagase	63	▲ +5
6	Jeon Ki-Young	Jeon Ki-Young	Jeon Ki-Young	Jeon Ki-Young	Matthias Casse	62	▲ +13
7	Waldemar Legień	Waldemar Legień	Waldemar Legień	Takanori Nagase	Hidehiko Yoshida	61	–
8	Varlam Liparteliani	Takanori Nagase	Takanori Nagase	Waldemar Legień	Jeon Ki-Young	61	–
9	Cho In-Chul	Varlam Liparteliani	Varlam Liparteliani	Varlam Liparteliani	Waldemar Legień	56	–
10	Fabien Canu	Cho In-Chul	Cho In-Chul	Cho In-Chul	Tato Grigalashvili	55	▲ +17
11	Shōzō Fujii	Fabien Canu	Fabien Canu	Fabien Canu	Varlam Liparteliani	53	–
12	Neil Adams	Shōzō Fujii	Shōzō Fujii	Shōzō Fujii	Cho In-Chul	52	–
13	Ole Bischof	Neil Adams	Neil Adams	Matthias Casse	Fabien Canu	52	–
14	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	Ole Bischof	Ole Bischof	Neil Adams	Lasha Bekauri	51	▲ +15
15	Frank Wieneke	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	Ole Bischof	Shōzō Fujii	50	–
16	Isamu Sonoda	Frank Wieneke	Frank Wieneke	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	Neil Adams	48	–
17	Takashi Ono	Isamu Sonoda	Isamu Sonoda	Frank Wieneke	Ole Bischof	45	–
18	Tiago Camilo	Takashi Ono	Gwak Dong-han	Isamu Sonoda	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	43	–
19	Asley González	Tiago Camilo	Takashi Ono	Gwak Dong-han	Frank Wieneke	43	–
20	Detlef Ultsch	Asley González	Tiago Camilo	Takashi Ono	Isamu Sonoda	42	–
21	Gwak Dong-han	Detlef Ultsch	Asley González	Tiago Camilo	Gwak Dong-han	41	–
22	Khasan Khalmurzaev	Gwak Dong-han	Detlef Ultsch	Asley González	Takashi Ono	41	–
23	Djamel Bouras	Khasan Khalmurzaev	Khasan Khalmurzaev	Detlef Ultsch	Tiago Camilo	41	–
24	Kirill Denisov	Djamel Bouras	Matthias Casse	Khasan Khalmurzaev	Asley González	40	–
25	Hirotaka Okada	Kirill Denisov	Djamel Bouras	Djamel Bouras	Detlef Ultsch	40	–
26	Mashu Baker	Hirotaka Okada	Kirill Denisov	Kirill Denisov	Khasan Khalmurzaev	40	–
27	Ivan Nifontov	Mashu Baker	Hirotaka Okada	Tato Grigalashvili	Djamel Bouras	38	–
28	Bashir Varaev	Ivan Nifontov	Mashu Baker	Hirotaka Okada	Kirill Denisov	38	–
29	Takanori Nagase	Bashir Varaev	Nikoloz Sherazadishvili	Mashu Baker	Hirotaka Okada	37	–
30	Toyokazu Nomura	Toyokazu Nomura	Ivan Nifontov	Nikoloz Sherazadishvili	Mashu Baker	37	–
31	Vladimir Nevzorov	Vladimir Nevzorov	Bashir Varaev	Ivan Nifontov	Nikoloz Sherazadishvili	37	–
32	Irakli Tsirekidze	Irakli Tsirekidze	Toyokazu Nomura	Lasha Bekauri	Ivan Nifontov	36	–
33	Zurab Zviadauri	Zurab Zviadauri	Vladimir Nevzorov	Saeid Mollaei	Saeid Mollaei	36	–
34	Travis Stevens	Travis Stevens	Irakli Tsirekidze	Bashir Varaev	Bashir Varaev	35	–
35	Hiroshi Izumi	Hiroshi Izumi	Lasha Bekauri	Toyokazu Nomura	Toyokazu Nomura	34	–
36	Isao Okano	Saeid Mollaei	Zurab Zviadauri	Vladimir Nevzorov	Vladimir Nevzorov	34	–
37	Nobutoshi Hikage	Isao Okano	Saeid Mollaei	Irakli Tsirekidze	Irakli Tsirekidze	33	–
38	Pascal Tayot	Nobutoshi Hikage	Travis Stevens	Zurab Zviadauri	Zurab Zviadauri	33	–
39	Shota Khabareli	Pascal Tayot	Hiroshi Izumi	Travis Stevens	Travis Stevens	32	–
40	Antoine Valois-Fortier	Shota Khabareli	Isao Okano	Hiroshi Izumi	Hiroshi Izumi	31	–
41	Dietmar Hötger	Antoine Valois-Fortier	Nobutoshi Hikage	Isao Okano	Davlat Bobonov	30	▲ +2
42	Jürgen Roethlisberger	Dietmar Hötger	Pascal Tayot	Nobutoshi Hikage	Isao Okano	30	–
43	Hiroshi Minatoya	Jürgen Roethlisberger	Shota Khabareli	Pascal Tayot	Nobutoshi Hikage	30	–
44	Song Dae-nam	Lasha Bekauri	Antoine Valois-Fortier	Shota Khabareli	Pascal Tayot	30	–
45	Bernard Tchoullouyan	Matthias Casse	Dietmar Hötger	Antoine Valois-Fortier	Shota Khabareli	29	–
46	Guillaume Elmont	Nikoloz Sherazadishvili	Jürgen Roethlisberger	Davlat Bobonov	Antoine Valois-Fortier	28	–
47	Jason Morris	Hiroshi Minatoya	Hiroshi Minatoya	Dietmar Hötger	Dietmar Hötger	28	–
48	Makoto Takimoto	Song Dae-nam	Song Dae-nam	Jürgen Roethlisberger	Luka Maisuradze	28	▲ +14
49	Sergei Aschwanden	Bernard Tchoullouyan	Beka Gviniashvili	Hiroshi Minatoya	Jürgen Roethlisberger	27	–
50	Flávio Canto	Guillaume Elmont	Bernard Tchoullouyan	Song Dae-nam	Hiroshi Minatoya	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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