Ilias Iliadis (judoka)

This article is about the Greek judoka. For the Greek-Canadian footballer, see Ilias Iliadis (footballer).
Ilias Iliadis
Iliadis at the 2008 Olympics Parade of Nations
Personal information
Birth nameJarji Zviadauri
Born10 November 1986 (1986-11-10) (age 37)
Akhmeta, Kakheti, Georgian SSR, USSR (modern Georgia)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGreece
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg, –90 kg
Rank     4th dan black belt[1]
Now coachingUzbek national team[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2004)
World Champ.Gold (2010, 2011, 2014)
European Champ.Gold (2004, 2011)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London ‍–‍90 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Cairo ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍90 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku ‍–‍90 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Bucharest ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vienna ‍–‍90 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tyumen ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Baku ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2011 Moscow ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Moscow ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Jeju ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jeju ‍–‍90 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Yerevan ‍–‍73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Moscow ‍–‍100 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Rotterdam ‍–‍73 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Győr ‍–‍73 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almeria ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF836
JudoInside.com12544
Updated on 25 May 2023

Ilias Iliadis (Greek: Ηλίας Ηλιάδης, born Jarji Zviadauri, Georgian: ჯარჯი ზვიადაური, on 10 November 1986) is a Georgian-Greek judoka.[3] He was named the 2014 Greek Male Athlete of the Year.

He won a gold medal in the half-middleweight (81 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens at age 17.[4] Illiadis also won a gold medal 6 years later at the 2010 World Judo Championships in Tokyo in the −90 kg category.

As Greece's flagbearer, he had the honour of being the first athlete to march into the Bird's Nest Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[citation needed]

Iliadis is a cousin of another Olympic champion, Georgian judoka Zurab Zviadauri, who also won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympic games. Iliadis's family moved to Greece in 2003. He was adopted by Nikos Iliadis.[citation needed]

Since November 2019 Iliadis works as head coach for the Uzbek national team.[2]

  1. ^ "Ilias ILIADIS". European Judo Union. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Ilias Iliadis boosts Uzbek team with experience and motivation". Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Ilias Iliadis". JudoInside.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ilias Iliadis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.