Levan Saginashvili

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Levan Saginashvili
Saginashvili in 2019
Personal information
Nickname(s)Levan Saginashvili
The Georgian Hulk
NationalityGeorgia
Born (1988-09-15) 15 September 1988 (age 35)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
Weight392 lb (178 kg)[1]
Sport
Country Georgia
SportArm wrestling

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]

Career[edit]

After 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 June 25, 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 February 25, 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 April 20, 2024, Saginashvili returned from a severe wrist injury to defeat Devon Larratt for the East vs West Super Heavyweight Championship.

Acting[edit]

Levan appears in the 2023 action film Extraction 2.[8]

Tournaments/Notable matches[edit]

Year Tournament Place Hand Weight class
2024 East vs West 12 – Istanbul, Turkey (April 20, 2024)

Levan Saginashvili 4 : 0 Devon Larratt

1st Right Hand Super Heavyweight
2023 King Of The Table 6 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (February 25, 2023)

Levan Saginashvili 4 : 2 Ermes Gasparini

1st Right Hand Super Heavyweight
2022 King Of The Table 4 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (June 25, 2022)

Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Devon Larratt

1st Right Hand Super Heavyweight
2021 Vendetta Top 8 – Kyiv, Ukraine (September 5, 2021)

Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Dave Chaffee

1st Right Hand 105 kg+
2019 Zloty Tur & Vendetta Top 8 – Rumia, Poland (December 8, 2019)

Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Vitaly Laletin[9]

1st Right Hand 105 kg+
2019 Vendetta Top 8 – Shenzhen, China (September 14, 2019)

Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Kydyrgaly Ongarbaev[10]

1st Right Hand 105 kg+
2019 Vendetta Top 8 – Kuching, Malaysia (April 5, 2019)

Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Tim Bresnan[11]

1st Right Hand 105 kg+
2018 Vendetta – All Stars #50 – Rumia, Poland (November 18, 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Levan Saginashvili - Golds Arm". goldsarm.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Levan Saginashvili | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  3. ^ "WPFG 2013 Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ 2018 EUROARM Results Archived 11 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine. eaf-armwrestling.com
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Vendetta All Stars #50 Series took part in Rumia, Poland on November 17–18 Archived 29 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine. armpower.net
  7. ^ "King of the table 6 results". GoldsArm. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Extraction 2: Cast & Character Guide To The Chris Hemsworth Sequel". Screen Rant. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. ^ "World Armwrestling Rankings by Experts". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. ^ "RESULTS: ZLOTY TUR 2019, TOP 8 VENDETTA 2019 VIDEOS". Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  11. ^ "RESULTS: TOP 8 VENDETTA 2019, Kuching, Malaysia". Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Results: Worldarm 2018: 40th World Armwrestling Championships 2018 (WAF)". Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  14. ^ "RESULTS: EUROARM 2018, 28th European Armwrestling Championships 2018". Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  15. ^ "RESULTS: Zloty Tur 2017 World Cup". Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  16. ^ "RESULTS: WORLDARM 2017: 39th World Armwrestling Championships 2017 (WAF)". Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  17. ^ "RESULTS: EUROARM 2017, 27th European Armwrestling Championships 2017". Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  18. ^ "RESULTS: WorldArm 2016: 38th World Armwrestling Championships 2016 (WAF)". Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  19. ^ "RESULTS: EUROARM 2016: 26th European Armwrestling Championships 2016". Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  20. ^ "RESULTS: WorldArm 2015: 37th World Armwrestling Championships 2015 (WAF)". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  21. ^ "RESULTS: 36th World Armwrestling Championships 2014 (WAF)". Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  22. ^ "RESULTS: EUROARM 2014 – All Results, Team Results". Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  23. ^ Georgian National Arm-wrestling Championship 2014
  24. ^ "RESULTS: 35th World Armwrestling Championships 2013 (WAF)". Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  25. ^ "Georgian National Arm-wrestling Championship 2013". Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  26. ^ "Georgian National Arm-wrestling Championship 2012". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

External links[edit]

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