Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Kim Jae-bum	Kim Jae-bum	Kim Jae-bum	Kim Jae-bum	Tato Grigalashvili	101	▲ +12
2	Ilias Iliadis	Ilias Iliadis	Ilias Iliadis	Ilias Iliadis	Kim Jae-bum	98	–
3	Mark Huizinga	Mark Huizinga	Takanori Nagase	Tato Grigalashvili	Ilias Iliadis	94	–
4	Peter Seisenbacher	Peter Seisenbacher	Tato Grigalashvili	Takanori Nagase	Takanori Nagase	83	–
5	Hidehiko Yoshida	Takanori Nagase	Lasha Bekauri	Lasha Bekauri	Lasha Bekauri	72	–
6	Jeon Ki-Young	Matthias Casse	Mark Huizinga	Mark Huizinga	Mark Huizinga	70	–
7	Takanori Nagase	Hidehiko Yoshida	Matthias Casse	Matthias Casse	Matthias Casse	66	–
8	Waldemar Legień	Jeon Ki-Young	Peter Seisenbacher	Peter Seisenbacher	Peter Seisenbacher	65	–
9	Varlam Liparteliani	Waldemar Legień	Hidehiko Yoshida	Hidehiko Yoshida	Sanshiro Murao	62	▲ +10
10	Cho In-Chul	Tato Grigalashvili	Jeon Ki-Young	Jeon Ki-Young	Hidehiko Yoshida	61	–
11	Fabien Canu	Varlam Liparteliani	Waldemar Legień	Waldemar Legień	Jeon Ki-Young	61	–
12	Shōzō Fujii	Cho In-Chul	Varlam Liparteliani	Varlam Liparteliani	Waldemar Legień	56	–
13	Matthias Casse	Fabien Canu	Cho In-Chul	Cho In-Chul	Varlam Liparteliani	53	–
14	Neil Adams	Lasha Bekauri	Fabien Canu	Fabien Canu	Cho In-Chul	52	–
15	Ole Bischof	Shōzō Fujii	Shōzō Fujii	Sanshiro Murao	Fabien Canu	52	–
16	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	Neil Adams	Neil Adams	Shōzō Fujii	Shōzō Fujii	50	–
17	Frank Wieneke	Ole Bischof	Ole Bischof	Neil Adams	Neil Adams	48	–
18	Isamu Sonoda	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	Ole Bischof	Ole Bischof	45	–
19	Gwak Dong-han	Frank Wieneke	Frank Wieneke	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	Avtandili Tchrikishvili	43	–
20	Takashi Ono	Isamu Sonoda	Isamu Sonoda	Frank Wieneke	Frank Wieneke	43	–
21	Tiago Camilo	Gwak Dong-han	Gwak Dong-han	Isamu Sonoda	Isamu Sonoda	42	–
22	Asley González	Takashi Ono	Takashi Ono	Gwak Dong-han	Gwak Dong-han	41	–
23	Detlef Ultsch	Tiago Camilo	Tiago Camilo	Takashi Ono	Takashi Ono	41	–
24	Khasan Khalmurzaev	Asley González	Asley González	Tiago Camilo	Tiago Camilo	41	–
25	Djamel Bouras	Detlef Ultsch	Detlef Ultsch	Asley González	Asley González	40	–
26	Kirill Denisov	Khasan Khalmurzaev	Khasan Khalmurzaev	Detlef Ultsch	Detlef Ultsch	40	–
27	Tato Grigalashvili	Djamel Bouras	Sanshiro Murao	Khasan Khalmurzaev	Khasan Khalmurzaev	40	–
28	Hirotaka Okada	Kirill Denisov	Djamel Bouras	Djamel Bouras	Djamel Bouras	38	–
29	Mashu Baker	Hirotaka Okada	Kirill Denisov	Kirill Denisov	Kirill Denisov	38	–
30	Nikoloz Sherazadishvili	Mashu Baker	Hirotaka Okada	Hirotaka Okada	Hirotaka Okada	37	–
31	Ivan Nifontov	Nikoloz Sherazadishvili	Mashu Baker	Mashu Baker	Mashu Baker	37	–
32	Lasha Bekauri	Ivan Nifontov	Nikoloz Sherazadishvili	Nikoloz Sherazadishvili	Nikoloz Sherazadishvili	37	–
33	Saeid Mollaei	Saeid Mollaei	Ivan Nifontov	Ivan Nifontov	Ivan Nifontov	36	–
34	Bashir Varaev	Bashir Varaev	Saeid Mollaei	Saeid Mollaei	Saeid Mollaei	36	–
35	Toyokazu Nomura	Toyokazu Nomura	Bashir Varaev	Bashir Varaev	Bashir Varaev	35	–
36	Vladimir Nevzorov	Vladimir Nevzorov	Toyokazu Nomura	Toyokazu Nomura	Luka Maisuradze	35	▲ +4
37	Irakli Tsirekidze	Irakli Tsirekidze	Vladimir Nevzorov	Vladimir Nevzorov	Toyokazu Nomura	34	–
38	Zurab Zviadauri	Zurab Zviadauri	Irakli Tsirekidze	Irakli Tsirekidze	Vladimir Nevzorov	34	–
39	Travis Stevens	Travis Stevens	Zurab Zviadauri	Zurab Zviadauri	Irakli Tsirekidze	33	–
40	Hiroshi Izumi	Hiroshi Izumi	Travis Stevens	Travis Stevens	Zurab Zviadauri	33	–
41	Isao Okano	Davlat Bobonov	Hiroshi Izumi	Hiroshi Izumi	Travis Stevens	32	–
42	Nobutoshi Hikage	Isao Okano	Davlat Bobonov	Luka Maisuradze	Hiroshi Izumi	31	–
43	Pascal Tayot	Nobutoshi Hikage	Isao Okano	Davlat Bobonov	Nemanja Majdov	31	▲ +2
44	Shota Khabareli	Pascal Tayot	Nobutoshi Hikage	Isao Okano	Davlat Bobonov	30	–
45	Antoine Valois-Fortier	Shota Khabareli	Pascal Tayot	Nobutoshi Hikage	Isao Okano	30	–
46	Davlat Bobonov	Antoine Valois-Fortier	Nemanja Majdov	Pascal Tayot	Nobutoshi Hikage	30	–
47	Dietmar Hötger	Dietmar Hötger	Shota Khabareli	Nemanja Majdov	Pascal Tayot	30	–
48	Jürgen Roethlisberger	Luka Maisuradze	Antoine Valois-Fortier	Shota Khabareli	Lee Joon-hwan	29	▲ +1
49	Hiroshi Minatoya	Jürgen Roethlisberger	Dietmar Hötger	Antoine Valois-Fortier	Shota Khabareli	29	–
50	Song Dae-nam	Hiroshi Minatoya	Luka Maisuradze	Dietmar Hötger	Antoine Valois-Fortier	28	–

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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