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]
Achievements
References
- ^ "Ilias ILIADIS". European Judo Union. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Ilias Iliadis boosts Uzbek team with experience and motivation". Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Ilias Iliadis". JudoInside.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- Ilias Iliadis at the European Judo Union
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- Ilias Iliadis at JudoInside.com
- Ilias Iliadis at Olympics.com
- Ilias Iliadis at Olympedia
- Ilias Iliadis at the Hellenic Olympic Committee
- Ilias Iliadis at The-Sports.org
- Ilias Iliadis on Instagram
1972–1976: –70 kg • 1980–1996: –78 kg • 2000–: –81 kg | |
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1965–75: −80 kg • 1979–97: −86 kg • 1999–present: −90 kg | |
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