Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Σ	Δ pts
1	Naohisa Takato	Naohisa Takato	Hifumi Abe	Hifumi Abe	Hifumi Abe	111	▲ +7
2	Shohei Ono	Soichi Hashimoto	Naohisa Takato	Soichi Hashimoto	Soichi Hashimoto	73	▼ -14
3	Soichi Hashimoto	Hifumi Abe	Soichi Hashimoto	Naohisa Takato	Naohisa Takato	72	▼ -6
4	Hifumi Abe	An Ba-ul	An Ba-ul	Ryuju Nagayama	Ryuju Nagayama	66	–
5	An Ba-ul	Shohei Ono	Shohei Ono	Hidayat Heydarov	Hidayat Heydarov	65	▲ +2
6	An Chang-rim	An Chang-rim	Hidayat Heydarov	An Ba-ul	Joshiro Maruyama	47	–
7	Rustam Orujov	Ryuju Nagayama	Yeldos Smetov	Shohei Ono	Francisco Garrigós	44	–
8	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	Joshiro Maruyama	Ryuju Nagayama	Yeldos Smetov	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	43	▼ -4
9	Yeldos Smetov	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	An Chang-rim	Joshiro Maruyama	Yang Yung-wei	43	▲ +2
10	Joshiro Maruyama	Rustam Orujov	Joshiro Maruyama	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	An Chang-rim	40	▼ -3
11	Ryuju Nagayama	Yeldos Smetov	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	Francisco Garrigós	An Ba-ul	38	▼ -19
12	Beslan Mudranov	Beslan Mudranov	Rustam Orujov	Rustam Orujov	Daniel Cargnin	38	▲ +2
13	Masashi Ebinuma	Francisco Garrigós	Francisco Garrigós	An Chang-rim	Shohei Ono	37	▼ -20
14	Yang Yung-wei	Yang Yung-wei	Yang Yung-wei	Yang Yung-wei	Yeldos Smetov	36	▼ -14
15	Vazha Margvelashvili	Vazha Margvelashvili	Vazha Margvelashvili	Vazha Margvelashvili	Vazha Margvelashvili	33	▼ -4
16	Orkhan Safarov	Hidayat Heydarov	Daniel Cargnin	Daniel Cargnin	Luka Mkheidze	32	▲ +4
17	Kim Won-jin	Daniel Cargnin	Denis Vieru	Ryoma Tanaka	Denis Vieru	30	▲ +3
18	Daniel Cargnin	Orkhan Safarov	Luka Mkheidze	Luka Mkheidze	Ryoma Tanaka	30	–
19	Georgii Zantaraia	Kim Won-jin	Orkhan Safarov	Denis Vieru	Takeshi Takeoka	28	▲ +6
20	Francisco Garrigós	Masashi Ebinuma	Ryoma Tanaka	Manuel Lombardo	Rustam Orujov	26	▼ -18
21	Mikhail Pulyaev	Manuel Lombardo	Beslan Mudranov	Joan-Benjamin Gaba	Manuel Lombardo	25	–
22	Robert Mshvidobadze	Mikhail Pulyaev	Manuel Lombardo	Robert Mshvidobadze	Joan-Benjamin Gaba	24	–
23	Hidayat Heydarov	Robert Mshvidobadze	Robert Mshvidobadze	Takeshi Takeoka	Robert Mshvidobadze	23	–
24	Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar	Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar	Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar	Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar	Giorgi Sardalashvili	22	▲ +5
25	Riki Nakaya	Denis Vieru	Fabio Basile	Beslan Mudranov	Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar	21	▼ -1
26	Amiran Papinashvili	Georgii Zantaraia	Kim Won-jin	Fabio Basile	Baruch Shmailov	17	–
27	Fabio Basile	Fabio Basile	Georgii Zantaraia	Orkhan Safarov	Lee Ha-rim	17	–
28	Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	Ganbatyn Boldbaatar	Baruch Shmailov	Baruch Shmailov	Tatsuki Ishihara	17	▲ +1
29	Ganbatyn Boldbaatar	Riki Nakaya	Lee Ha-rim	Giorgi Sardalashvili	Willian Lima	17	–
30	Baruch Shmailov	Baruch Shmailov	Willian Lima	Lee Ha-rim	Makhmadbek Makhmadbekov	16	▲ +11
31	Manuel Lombardo	Ryoma Tanaka	Yondonperenlein Baskhüü	Willian Lima	Ryuga Tanaka	16	▲ +10
32	Magdiel Estrada	Yondonperenlein Baskhüü	Diyorbek Urozboev	Tatsuki Ishihara	Yondonperenlein Baskhüü	16	–
33	Tomofumi Takajo	Davaadorjiin Tömörkhüleg	Tommy Macias	Yondonperenlein Baskhüü	Tommy Macias	15	–
34	Diyorbek Urozboev	Diyorbek Urozboev	Gusman Kyrgyzbayev	Diyorbek Urozboev	Gusman Kyrgyzbayev	14	–
35	Tommy Macias	Magdiel Estrada	Lukhumi Chkhvimiani	Tommy Macias	Lukhumi Chkhvimiani	14	–
36	Lukhumi Chkhvimiani	Tommy Macias	Magdiel Estrada	Gusman Kyrgyzbayev	Nils Stump	14	–
37	Denis Vieru	Amiran Papinashvili	Masashi Ebinuma	Lukhumi Chkhvimiani	Taiki Nakamura	14	–
38	Hiroyuki Akimoto	Lee Ha-rim	Nils Stump	Masashi Ebinuma	Balabay Aghayev	13	▲ +3
39	Lenin Preciado	Lukhumi Chkhvimiani	Arthur Margelidon	Nils Stump	Murodjon Yuldoshev	13	–
40	Sharafuddin Lutfillaev	Hiroyuki Akimoto	Giorgi Sardalashvili	Taiki Nakamura	Shakhram Ahadov	13	▲ +2
41	Yago Abuladze	Lenin Preciado	Joan-Benjamin Gaba	Kim Won-jin	Yago Abuladze	13	–
42	Yondonperenlein Baskhüü	Sharafuddin Lutfillaev	Lenin Preciado	Murodjon Yuldoshev	Ahmad Yusifov	12	▲ +11
43	Denis Iartcev	Yago Abuladze	Mikhail Pulyaev	Yago Abuladze	Ganboldyn Kherlen	12	–
44	Felipe Kitadai	Denis Iartcev	Murodjon Yuldoshev	Arthur Margelidon	Enkhtaivany Ariunbold	11	–
45	Ganboldyn Kherlen	Ganboldyn Kherlen	Sharafuddin Lutfillaev	Ganboldyn Kherlen	Georgii Zantaraia	11	–
46	Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir	Luka Mkheidze	Tatsuki Ishihara	Enkhtaivany Ariunbold	Kim Won-jin	11	▼ -2
47	Toru Shishime	Toru Shishime	Yago Abuladze	Georgii Zantaraia	Nurali Emomali	11	▲ +4
48	Yeldos Zhumakanov	Yeldos Zhumakanov	Denis Iartcev	Shakhram Ahadov	Orkhan Safarov	11	▼ -9
49	Dex Elmont	Arthur Margelidon	Ganboldyn Kherlen	Walide Khyar	Arthur Margelidon	10	▼ -2
50	Hong Kuk-hyon	Enkhtaivany Ariunbold	Takeshi Takeoka	Yeldos Zhumakanov	Romain Valadier-Picard	10	–

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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