Levan Saginashvili, nicknamed the Georgian Hulk, is a Georgian professional arm-wrestler who holds the World's number 1 ranking on the Right Hand. Winner of the World Armwrestling Championship seven times, the European arm-wrestling championship six times, the Vendetta Top 8 four times, and the current holder of the East vs West Super Heavyweight Championship, Saginashvili is widely regarded as the strongest arm-wrestler in history.[2]
 Saginashvili in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Levan Saginashvili The Georgian Hulk |
| Nationality | Georgia |
| Born | 15 September 1988 Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] |
| Weight | 392 lb (178 kg)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Sport | Arm wrestling |
Career
editAfter winning the 2013 World Police and Fire Games arm-wrestling gold medal in Belfast,[3] he was awarded the merit of first degree by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
In 2018 he won the EuroArm,[4] World Arm-wrestling Championship,[5] and Vendetta All Stars #50 in Rumia, Poland.[6]
After winning the six-round super-match against Devon Larratt at King of the Table 4 on 25 June 2022, he was presented with the right hand legacy hammer by Devon Larratt and was universally recognized as the world #1 (right arm) arm-wrestler by the community. Levan has stated previously that he intended to win every single round of his professional supermatch career, and was able to uphold this goal from his first supermatch in 2017 until February 2023 when Levan conceded 2 nonessential final rounds against Ermes Gasparini due to health concerns (although still victorious overall).
On 25 February 2023, Saginashvili faced off against Ermes Gasparini at King of the Table 6. Levan had put his legacy hammer and undefeated streak on the line, having won all his preceding super matches with a 6–0 score. Ermes secured his second-ranked spot with a victory over Dave Chaffee. Levan emerged victorious by winning the first 4 rounds out of a possible 6. However, in the fifth and sixth rounds, he chose not to continue the match due to the previously mentioned health concerns, leading the officials to give the last 2 forfeited rounds to Ermes and end the match on a 4–2 note in favor of Levan. This marked the end of Levan's streak of shutout wins in supermatches, but he still remained unpinned and retained his spot as the number one arm wrestler in the world.[7]
On 20 April 2024, Saginashvili returned from a severe wrist injury to defeat Devon Larratt for the East vs West Super Heavyweight championship.
Acting
editLevan appears in the 2021 historical drama film The Lady of Heaven, as well as the 2023 action film Extraction 2.[8]
Tournaments/Notable matches
edit| Year | Tournament | Place | Hand | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East vs West 12 – Istanbul, Turkey (20 April 2024)
Levan Saginashvili 4 : 0 Devon Larratt |
1st | Right Hand | Super Heavyweight |
| 2023 | King Of The Table 6 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (25 February 2023)
Levan Saginashvili 4 : 2 Ermes Gasparini |
1st | Right Hand | Super Heavyweight |
| 2022 | King Of The Table 4 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (25 June 2022)
Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Devon Larratt |
1st | Right Hand | Super Heavyweight |
| 2021 | Vendetta Top 8 – Kyiv, Ukraine (5 September 2021)
Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Dave Chaffee |
1st | Right Hand | 105 kg+ |
| 2019 | Zloty Tur & Vendetta Top 8 – Rumia, Poland (8 December 2019)
Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Vitaly Laletin[9] |
1st | Right Hand | 105 kg+ |
| 2019 | Vendetta Top 8 – Shenzhen, China (14 September 2019)
Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Kydyrgaly Ongarbaev[10] |
1st | Right Hand | 105 kg+ |
| 2019 | Vendetta Top 8 – Kuching, Malaysia (5 April 2019)
Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Tim Bresnan[11] |
1st | Right Hand | 105 kg+ |
| 2018 | Vendetta – All Stars #50 – Rumia, Poland (18 November 2018)
Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Dmitry Trubin[12] |
1st | Right Hand | 105 kg+ |
| 2018 | World Armwrestling Championships 2018 (WAF) – Antalya, Turkey[13] | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 1st | Right Hand | |||
| 2018 | Euroarm 2018 – Sofia, Bulgaria[14] | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 1st | Right Hand | |||
| 2017 | Zloty Tur – Rumia, Poland[15] | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 1st | Right Hand | |||
| 2017 | World Armwrestling Championships 2017 (WAF) – Budapest, Hungary[16] | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 5th | Right Hand | |||
| 2017 | Euroarm 2017 – Katowice, Poland[17] | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 1st | Right Hand | |||
| 2016 | World Armwrestling Championships 2016 (WAF) – Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria[18] | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2nd | Right Hand | |||
| 2016 | Euroarm 2016 – Bucharest, Romania[19] | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 4th | Right Hand | |||
| 2015 | World Armwrestling Championships 2015 (WAF) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[20] | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2nd | Right Hand | |||
| 2014 | World Armwrestling Championships 2014 (WAF) – Vilnius, Lithuania[21] | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 1st | Right Hand | |||
| 2014 | Euroarm 2014 – Baku, Azerbaijan[22] | 6th | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2nd | Right Hand | |||
| 2014 | Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia[23] | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 100 kg+ |
| 1st | Right Hand | |||
| 2013 | World Armwrestling Championships 2013 (WAF) – Gdynia, Poland[24] | 4th | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 9th | Right Hand | |||
| 2013 | Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia[25] | 2nd | Left Hand | Senior Men 100 kg+ |
| 3rd | Right Hand | |||
| 2012 | Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia[26] | 2nd | Left Hand | Senior Men 100 kg+ |
| 2nd | Right Hand |
References
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- ^ "Levan Saginashvili | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "WPFG 2013 Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ 2018 EUROARM Results Archived 11 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine. eaf-armwrestling.com
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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- ^ "King of the table 6 results". GoldsArm. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Extraction 2: Cast & Character Guide To The Chris Hemsworth Sequel". Screen Rant. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "World Armwrestling Rankings by Experts". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "RESULTS: ZLOTY TUR 2019, TOP 8 VENDETTA 2019 VIDEOS". Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "RESULTS: TOP 8 VENDETTA 2019, Kuching, Malaysia". Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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- ^ "RESULTS: Zloty Tur 2017 World Cup". Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "RESULTS: WORLDARM 2017: 39th World Armwrestling Championships 2017 (WAF)". Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "RESULTS: EUROARM 2017, 27th European Armwrestling Championships 2017". Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "RESULTS: WorldArm 2016: 38th World Armwrestling Championships 2016 (WAF)". Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "RESULTS: EUROARM 2016: 26th European Armwrestling Championships 2016". Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "RESULTS: WorldArm 2015: 37th World Armwrestling Championships 2015 (WAF)". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "RESULTS: 36th World Armwrestling Championships 2014 (WAF)". Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "RESULTS: EUROARM 2014 – All Results, Team Results". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Georgian National Arm-wrestling Championship 2014
- ^ "RESULTS: 35th World Armwrestling Championships 2013 (WAF)". Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Georgian National Arm-wrestling Championship 2013". Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Georgian National Arm-wrestling Championship 2012". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2020.