Ilias Iliadis
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Greece
| ||
| Men's Judo | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2004 Athens | -81 kg |
| Bronze | 2012 London | -90 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2010 Tokyo | -90 kg |
| Gold | 2011 Paris | -90 kg |
| Silver | 2005 Cairo | -90 kg |
| Silver | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | -90 kg |
| Bronze | 2013 Rio de Janeiro | -90 kg |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2004 Bucharest | -81 kg |
| Gold | 2011 Istanbul | -90 kg |
| Bronze | 2010 Vienna | -90 kg |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
| Gold | 2005 Almeria | -90 kg |
| Gold | 2009 Pescara | -90 kg |
Ilias Iliadis (Greek: Ηλίας Ηλιάδης, born Jarji Zviadauri Georgian: ჯარჯი ზვიადაური, on 10 November 1986) is a Georgian-born Greek judoka who has been competing for Greece since the start of his international career.
He won a gold medal in the half-middleweight (81 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens at age 17. Illiadis also won a gold medal 6 years later at the 2010 World Judo Championships in Tokyo in the −90kg 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.
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 the 90's. He was adopted by Nikos Iliadis.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 1st | Half middleweight (81 kg) |
| European Judo Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Half middleweight (81 kg) | |
| 2005 | World Judo Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| Mediterranean Games | Almeria, Spain | 1st | Middleweight (90 kg) | |
| 2007 | World Judo Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 1st | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| 2010 | World Judo Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| European Judo Championships | Vienna, Austria | 3rd | Middleweight (90 kg) | |
| 2011 | European Judo Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| World Judo Championships | Paris, France | 1st | Middleweight (90 kg) | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, England | 3rd | Middleweight (90 kg) |
| 2013 | World Judo Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | Middleweight (90 kg) |
References
- Ilias Iliadis – JudoInside.com
- Judo videos of Ilias Iliadis in action (judovision.org)
- Database Olympics
| Olympic Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Pyrros Dimas |
Flagbearer for Greece Beijing 2008 |
Succeeded by Alexandros Nikolaidis |