Levan Saginashvili

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]

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

Career

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 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

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

Tournaments/Notable matches

YearTournamentPlaceHandWeight class
2024East vs West 12 – Istanbul, Turkey (20 April 2024)

Levan Saginashvili 4 : 0 Devon Larratt

1stRight HandSuper Heavyweight
2023King Of The Table 6 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (25 February 2023)

Levan Saginashvili 4 : 2 Ermes Gasparini

1stRight HandSuper Heavyweight
2022King Of The Table 4 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (25 June 2022)

Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Devon Larratt

1stRight HandSuper Heavyweight
2021Vendetta Top 8 – Kyiv, Ukraine (5 September 2021)

Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Dave Chaffee

1stRight Hand105 kg+
2019Zloty Tur & Vendetta Top 8 – Rumia, Poland (8 December 2019)

Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Vitaly Laletin[9]

1stRight Hand105 kg+
2019Vendetta Top 8 – Shenzhen, China (14 September 2019)

Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Kydyrgaly Ongarbaev[10]

1stRight Hand105 kg+
2019Vendetta Top 8 – Kuching, Malaysia (5 April 2019)

Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Tim Bresnan[11]

1stRight Hand105 kg+
2018Vendetta – All Stars #50 – Rumia, Poland (18 November 2018)

Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Dmitry Trubin[12]

1stRight Hand105 kg+
2018World Armwrestling Championships 2018 (WAF) – Antalya, Turkey[13]1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
1stRight Hand
2018Euroarm 2018 – Sofia, Bulgaria[14]1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
1stRight Hand
2017Zloty Tur – Rumia, Poland[15]1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
1stRight Hand
2017World Armwrestling Championships 2017 (WAF) – Budapest, Hungary[16]1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
5thRight Hand
2017Euroarm 2017 – Katowice, Poland[17]1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
1stRight Hand
2016World Armwrestling Championships 2016 (WAF) – Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria[18]1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2ndRight Hand
2016Euroarm 2016 – Bucharest, Romania[19]1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
4thRight Hand
2015World Armwrestling Championships 2015 (WAF) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[20]1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2ndRight Hand
2014World Armwrestling Championships 2014 (WAF) – Vilnius, Lithuania[21]1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
1stRight Hand
2014Euroarm 2014 – Baku, Azerbaijan[22]6thLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2ndRight Hand
2014Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia[23]1stLeft HandSenior Men 100 kg+
1stRight Hand
2013World Armwrestling Championships 2013 (WAF) – Gdynia, Poland[24]4thLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
9thRight Hand
2013Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia[25]2ndLeft HandSenior Men 100 kg+
3rdRight Hand
2012Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia[26]2ndLeft HandSenior Men 100 kg+
2ndRight Hand

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