Ilia Sulamanidze

{{Short description|Georgian judoka (born 2001)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox judoka

| name = Ilia Sulamanidze

| native_name = ილია სულამანიძე

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|6|18}}

| height = 1.87 m

| image = Ilia Sulamanidze 2024.jpg

| country = Georgia

| weight_class = {{nbnd}}100 kg

| rank =

| rank_ref =

| dan =

| olympics_rank = 2

| olympics_year = 2024

| olympics_weight = Men's 100 kg

| worlds_rank = 3

| worlds_year = 2021

| worlds_weight = Men's 100 kg

| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 2025

| regionals_weight = Men's 100 kg

| nationals =

| show-medals =

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{GEO}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|S| 2024 Paris | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|B| 2021 Budapest | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2025 Podgorica | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2023 Montpellier | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2024 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Masters }}

{{Medal|G| 2022 Jerusalem | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2023 Budapest | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}

{{Medal|G| 2022 Tel Aviv | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2023 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2023 Baku | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2024 Baku | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2021 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2021 Tel Aviv | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}

{{Medal|G| 2023 Almada | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2022 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European U23 Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2021 Budapest | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2022 Sarajevo | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Juniors Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2021 Olbia | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2019 Marrakesh | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Junior Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2019 Vantaa | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2020 Poreč | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2021 Luxembourg | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Cadet Championships }}

{{Medal|B| 2018 Sarajevo | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Youth Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|S| 2018 Buenos Aires | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

| updated = 26 April 2025

}}

Ilia Sulamanidze ({{lang-ka|ილია სულამანიძე}}; born 18 June 2001) is a Georgian judoka. He won silver medal in the men's 100{{nbsp}}kg event at 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.{{Cite news|last=Houston|first=Michael|date=11 June 2021|title=Wagner claims first world gold medal at IJF World Judo Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108932/ijf-judo-world-championships-day-6|access-date=11 June 2021}}

In April 2021, Sulamanidze lost his bronze medal match in the men's 100{{nbsp}}kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.{{Cite news|last=Berkeley|first=Geoff|date=18 April 2021|title=Bekauri beats Georgian rival to win gold on final day of European Judo Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1106838/european-judo-championships-final-day|access-date=11 June 2021}}

Sulamanidze won the 2021 rising star award at the 2021 Judo Awards.{{Cite news|last=Houston|first=Michael|date=19 December 2021|title=Krasniqi and Shavdatuashvili win top prizes at 2021 Judo Awards|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1117029/krasniqi-shavdatuashvili-judo-awards|access-date=19 December 2021}}

Sulamanidze won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.{{Cite news|last=Lloyd|first=Owen|date=19 February 2022|title=Dicko cements France's place at top of Tel Aviv Grand Slam medals table|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119527/romane-dicko-ijf-grand-slam-tel-aviv|access-date=20 February 2022}}