Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Σ	Δ pts
1	Teddy Riner	Teddy Riner	Teddy Riner	Teddy Riner	Teddy Riner	260	–
2	Anton Geesink	Anton Geesink	Anton Geesink	Anton Geesink	Anton Geesink	115	–
3	Willem Ruska	Willem Ruska	Willem Ruska	Willem Ruska	Lukáš Krpálek	105	▲ +1
4	Lukáš Krpálek	Lukáš Krpálek	Lukáš Krpálek	Lukáš Krpálek	Willem Ruska	105	–
5	David Douillet	David Douillet	David Douillet	David Douillet	David Douillet	94	–
6	Robert Van De Walle	Robert Van De Walle	Robert Van De Walle	Robert Van De Walle	Robert Van De Walle	87	–
7	Angelo Parisi	Angelo Parisi	Angelo Parisi	Angelo Parisi	Angelo Parisi	85	–
8	Yasuhiro Yamashita	Yasuhiro Yamashita	Yasuhiro Yamashita	Yasuhiro Yamashita	Yasuhiro Yamashita	75	–
9	Henk Grol	Henk Grol	Henk Grol	Henk Grol	Henk Grol	73	–
10	Naoya Ogawa	Naoya Ogawa	Naoya Ogawa	Naoya Ogawa	Naoya Ogawa	72	–
11	Hitoshi Saito	Hitoshi Saito	Hitoshi Saito	Hitoshi Saito	Hitoshi Saito	70	–
12	Keiji Suzuki	Keiji Suzuki	Keiji Suzuki	Keiji Suzuki	Keiji Suzuki	69	–
13	Paweł Nastula	Paweł Nastula	Paweł Nastula	Paweł Nastula	Paweł Nastula	69	–
14	Tamerlan Tmenov	Tamerlan Tmenov	Tamerlan Tmenov	Tamerlan Tmenov	Tamerlan Tmenov	68	–
15	Kōsei Inoue	Kōsei Inoue	Kōsei Inoue	Kōsei Inoue	Kōsei Inoue	67	–
16	Abdullo Tangriev	Abdullo Tangriev	Abdullo Tangriev	Abdullo Tangriev	Abdullo Tangriev	66	–
17	Shinichi Shinohara	Shinichi Shinohara	Shinichi Shinohara	Rafael Silva	Guram Tushishvili	66	▲ +6
18	Stéphane Traineau	Stéphane Traineau	Rafael Silva	Shinichi Shinohara	Rafael Silva	65	–
19	Rafael Silva	Rafael Silva	Stéphane Traineau	Stéphane Traineau	Shinichi Shinohara	65	–
20	Aurélio Miguel	Aurélio Miguel	Aurélio Miguel	Guram Tushishvili	Stéphane Traineau	61	–
21	Dietmar Lorenz	Dietmar Lorenz	Dietmar Lorenz	Aurélio Miguel	Aurélio Miguel	55	–
22	Klaus Glahn	Klaus Glahn	Klaus Glahn	Dietmar Lorenz	Dietmar Lorenz	55	–
23	Alexander Mikhaylin	Alexander Mikhaylin	Alexander Mikhaylin	Klaus Glahn	Klaus Glahn	54	–
24	Dennis van der Geest	Dennis van der Geest	Dennis van der Geest	Alexander Mikhaylin	Zelym Kotsoiev	54	▲ +5
25	David Khakhaleishvili	David Khakhaleishvili	Guram Tushishvili	Dennis van der Geest	Alexander Mikhaylin	53	–
26	Grigory Verichev	Grigory Verichev	David Khakhaleishvili	David Khakhaleishvili	Dennis van der Geest	53	–
27	Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar	Guram Tushishvili	Grigory Verichev	Grigory Verichev	David Khakhaleishvili	51	–
28	Yasuyuki Muneta	Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar	Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar	Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar	Grigory Verichev	51	–
29	Jean-Luc Rougé	Yasuyuki Muneta	Yasuyuki Muneta	Yasuyuki Muneta	Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar	50	–
30	Sergey Novikov	Jean-Luc Rougé	Jean-Luc Rougé	Jean-Luc Rougé	Yasuyuki Muneta	50	–
31	Antal Kovács	Sergey Novikov	Sergey Novikov	Zelym Kotsoiev	Inal Tasoev	49	▲ +17
32	Guram Tushishvili	Antal Kovács	Antal Kovács	Aaron Wolf	Jean-Luc Rougé	49	–
33	Varlam Liparteliani	Varlam Liparteliani	Varlam Liparteliani	Sergey Novikov	Aaron Wolf	47	–
34	Aaron Wolf	Aaron Wolf	Aaron Wolf	Antal Kovács	Sergey Novikov	47	–
35	Selim Tataroğlu	Selim Tataroğlu	Selim Tataroğlu	Varlam Liparteliani	Antal Kovács	46	–
36	Henry Stöhr	Henry Stöhr	Henry Stöhr	Selim Tataroğlu	Varlam Liparteliani	45	–
37	Hisayoshi Harasawa	Hisayoshi Harasawa	Hisayoshi Harasawa	Henry Stöhr	Selim Tataroğlu	44	–
38	Kazuhiro Ninomiya	Kazuhiro Ninomiya	Kazuhiro Ninomiya	Hisayoshi Harasawa	Henry Stöhr	43	–
39	Takamasa Anai	Takamasa Anai	Takamasa Anai	Kazuhiro Ninomiya	Hisayoshi Harasawa	43	–
40	Jang Sung-ho	Jang Sung-ho	Jang Sung-ho	Takamasa Anai	Kazuhiro Ninomiya	43	–
41	Maxim Rakov	Maxim Rakov	Maxim Rakov	Jang Sung-ho	Takamasa Anai	43	–
42	Tengiz Khubuluri	Tengiz Khubuluri	Tengiz Khubuluri	Maxim Rakov	Jang Sung-ho	42	–
43	Günther Neureuther	Günther Neureuther	Günther Neureuther	Tengiz Khubuluri	Maxim Rakov	42	–
44	Aleksandr Mikhailine	Aleksandr Mikhailine	Aleksandr Mikhailine	Günther Neureuther	Tengiz Khubuluri	42	–
45	Ha Hyung-Joo	Ha Hyung-Joo	Ha Hyung-Joo	Aleksandr Mikhailine	Günther Neureuther	41	–
46	Tagir Khaybulaev	Tagir Khaybulaev	Tagir Khaybulaev	Ha Hyung-Joo	Aleksandr Mikhailine	38	–
47	Ariel Ze'evi	Ariel Ze'evi	Ariel Ze'evi	Tagir Khaybulaev	Ha Hyung-Joo	38	–
48	Haruki Uemura	Haruki Uemura	Haruki Uemura	Ariel Ze'evi	Kim Min-jong	38	▲ +4
49	Indrek Pertelson	Indrek Pertelson	Indrek Pertelson	Haruki Uemura	Tagir Khaybulaev	38	–
50	Kim Sung-min	Kim Sung-min	Kim Sung-min	Indrek Pertelson	Ariel Ze'evi	37	–

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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