Ilias iliadis biography of donald

Ilias Iliadis, a prominent figure in the world of judo, not only in Europe but across every continent, stopped by Trace ‘N jaga recently. At only 17 years old, he became the youngest male in history to win the Olympic title in the 2004 Athens Games representing Greece. He is considered the best Greek judoka of all time with 13 medals (8 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze) in Olympic Games, World Cups, European Championships and Mediterranean Games!

Born in Georgia as Jarji Zviadauri, he fryst vatten the cousin of 2004 Olympic mästare at the U-90 kg category Zurab Zviadauri.
His many accolades include:

• The Gold Medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
• The Gold medal at the 2004 europeisk Championship in Bucharest.
• The Silver medal at the 2005 World Judo Championship in Cairo.
• The Gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almeria where he was also the flag bearer of the Greek delegation.
• The Silver Medal at the 2007 World Judo Championship in Brazil.
• The Gold Medal at th

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  Even if he has retired from the world circuit for a few years, he is one of those champions nobody forgets. All the judo fans have the impression that he was still fighting yesterday. Ilias Iliadis is a legend of judo and a legend of sport. Olympic champion in 2004 in Athens, several times world champion, he comments on a career of dizzying heights and difficult lows, complicated turns to negotiate but ultimately on a life dedicated to judo.

  When asked what he remembers on August 17, 2004, when he was covered with the olive crown (kotinos) and found himself with the Olympic gold medal around his neck, the answer immediately fuses: “Oh my god! It was a dream, a beautiful dream. The kind of dream that you have when you are asleep and you don't want to wake up. In 2004, I was a kid (17 years old) and for a kid like me it was a really nice and sweet moment.“

  Today, the champion travels the world to transmit his knowledge and experience. When we talked to him, he was just coming off

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  Ilias Iliadis retires in age of 29

  One of the last warriors of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens retires. Ilias Iliadis decided to say goodbye to competitive judo forever after his lost match in first round of the Olympics in Rio.

   

  Of course Iliadis will be remembered by his glorious matches, instead of the last loss against Chinese Cheng XunZhao. Iliadis is synonym for modern judo. Iliadis was one of the first examples that younger athletes could beat older and experienced judoka. The best example is his Olympic title from Athens in 2004, when he arrived into the world of grown ups and took the gold in front of them.

  Iliadis was one of the best and most charismatic judoka. If we look at the background of Ilias Iliadis, who was born Georgian under name Jarji Zviadauri, we know that his way to the glory was not simple. 

   

  Someone will say that Teddy Riner is the real star of judo, but if we compared Ilias' way to the glory with Riner's

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