List of World Sumo Championships medalists (men)
This is a list of world championships medalists in amateur sumo.
The International Sumo Federation (ISF) is the governing body of amateur sumo in the world. First World Championships under ISF was held in 1992.
Men Individual
Lightweight
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Tokyo[1] |  Akihiro Kiku
|
 Tadashi Nagamine
|
 Mohammad Nabil
|
 Odvog Baljinnyam
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| 1993 Tokyo[2] | Hitoshi Omura
|
 Juan Manuel Matsubara
|
Kaneyoshi Ueno
|
 Ousmane Ndiaye
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| 1994 Tokyo[3] | Bayanmunkh Gantogtoh
|
 Martin Lidberg
|
 Nobuo Tsuchiya
|
| Shin Ogawa
| |||
| 1995 Tokyo[4] | Agvaansamdan Suhbat
|
Moussa Sall
|
Alexandre Takeo Sato
|
 Henrik Buchholtz
| |||
| 1996 Tokyo[5] | Hitoshi Omura
|
 Valeri Bakatov
|
Agvaansamdan Suhbat
|
| Moussa Sall
| |||
| 1997 Tokyo[6] | Agvaansamdan Suhbat
|
Márcio Tadashi Takakura
|
 Martin Dalsbotten
|
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| 1998 Tokyo[7] |  Svetoslav Binev
|
Atsuhiro Ibata
|
 Peer Schmidt-Düwiger
|
| Antenor Yuzo Sato
| |||
| 1999 Riesa[8] | Svetoslav Binev
|
Kandemir Kuular
|
 Kevin Emslie
|
| Hitoshi Omura
| |||
| 2000 São Paulo[9] | Peer Schmidt-Düwiger
|
 Tomi Rajamäki
|
 János Kismóni
|
| Kandemir Kovoular
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| 2001 Aomori[10] | Chohei Kimura
|
Tomi Rajamäki
|
 Anti Peet
|
| János Kismóni
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| 2002 Wrocław[11] | Claudio Ikemori
|
János Kismóni
|
Igor Kurinnoy
|
| Stilian Georgiev
| |||
| 2004 Riesa[11] |  Vitaliy Tikhenko
|
Claudio Ikemori
|
 Artur Michalkiewicz
|
| Igor Kurinnoy
| |||
| 2005 Osaka[11] | Vitaliy Tikhenko
|
 Jakkarapong Choarungmetee
|
Stilian Georgiev
|
| Sami Ylä-Kero
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| 2006 Osaka[11] | Takaharu Nagasawa
|
 Niyaz Gunyashev
|
Igor Kurinnoy
|
| Vitaliy Tikhenko
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| 2007 Chiang Mai[11] | Sándor Bárdosi
|
Stilian Georgiev
|
Vitalii Oliinyk
|
| Nachyn Mongush
| |||
| 2008 Rakvere[11] | Takashi Shimako
|
Stilian Georgiev
|
Trent Sabo
|
| Nachyn Mongush
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| 2010 Warsaw[11] | Stilian Georgiev
|
 Rashad Kazimov
|
Takashi Shimako
|
 Olle Overbosch
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| 2012 Hong Kong[11] | Gantugs Rentsendorj
|
Stilian Georgiev
|
Namig Sadigov
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| Aron Rozum
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| 2014 Taoyuan[11] | Yūya Nakamura
|
Aron Rozum
|
Andrei Mongush
|
| Pencho Dochev
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| 2015 Osaka[11] | Yūya Nakamura
|
Stilian Georgiev
|
Batyr Altyev
|
| Aron Rozum
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| 2016 Ulaanbaatar[12] | Batyr Altyev
|
Fathy Mohamed Mail Abou El Rokb
|
Isao Shibaoka
|
| Badral Baasandorj
| |||
| 2018 Taoyuan[12] | Sviatoslav Semykras
|
Subudai Shoidun
|
Abdelrahman Elsefy
|
| Pencho Dochev
| |||
| 2019 Osaka[12] | Georgy Abdula-Zade
|
Doping[a][13][14] | Pencho Dochev
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| Abdelrahman Elsefy
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| 2023 Tokyo[12] | Sviatoslav Semykras
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Royal Aghamaliyev
|
Tomohisa Oku
|
| Pencho Dochev
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| 2024 Krotoszyn[12] | Demid Karachenko
|
Patryk Swora
|
Abdullah Sharif
|
| Pencho Dochev
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| 2025 Bangkok | |||
Middleweight
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Tokyo | Akihiro Kiku
|
Fabio Shigenobu Kosaihara
|
Odvog Baljinnyam
|
| Milton Reedy
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| 1994 Tokyo | Ryōji Kumagai
|
Eduard Grams
|
Moussa Sall
|
| Jorge Charello
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| 1995 Tokyo | Ryoji Kumagai
|
Evgueni Sleptsov
|
 Ahmet Taşçı
|
 Arnulfo Hernandez
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| 1996 Tokyo | Tatsurō Takahama
|
Odvog Baljinnyam
|
Steve Pateman
|
| Fabio Kazuo Ikemori
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| 1997 Tokyo | Tatsurō Takahama
|
Roberval Yuji Hayashi
|
Aap Uspenski
|
 Nacanieli Qerewaqa
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| 1998 Tokyo | Tatsurō Takahama
|
Eduard Grams
|
Petri Särkijärvi
|
| Bayanmunkh Gantogtoh
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| 1999 Riesa | Hideto Tsushima
|
Aap Uspenski
|
Marek Paczków
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| Borislav Beltchev
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| 2000 São Paulo | Aias Mongouch
|
Altangadas Khuchitbaatar
|
Hideto Tsushima
|
| Aap Uspenski
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| 2001 Aomori | Aias Mongouch
|
Aap Uspenski
|
Agvaansamdan Suhbat
|
 Luis Felipe Rodriguez Valera
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| 2002 Wrocław[11] | David Tsallagov
|
Marek Paczków
|
Ryo Ikeura
|
| Todor Djurov
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| 2004 Riesa[11] | Katsuo Yoshida
|
Sergiy Pryadun
|
David Tsallagov
|
| Marek Paczków
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| 2005 Osaka[11] | Katsuo Yoshida
|
Marek Paczków
|
Agvaansamdan Suhbat
|
| Saber Hussein
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| 2006 Osaka[11] | Katsuo Yoshida
|
Gantugs Rentsendorj
|
Kostyantyn Yermakov
|
| Alan de Souza Galvão
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| 2007 Chiang Mai[11] | Katsuo Yoshida
|
Todor Dzurov
|
Alan Bibilov
|
| Kostyantyn Yermakov
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| 2008 Rakvere[11] | Katsuo Yoshida
|
Kostyantyn Yermakov
|
Atsamaz Kaziev
|
| Victor Zaragueta de Jesus Pastrello
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| 2010 Warsaw[11] | Ryō Itō
|
Atsamaz Kaziev
|
Wojciech Poczta
|
| Bat-Orshikh Ulziitogtokh
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| 2012 Hong Kong[11] | Kostyantyn Yermakov
|
Atsamaz Kaziev
|
Ricardo Tadashi Aoyama
|
| Ryō Itō
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| 2014 Taoyuan[11] | Kiyoyuki Noguchi
|
Usukhbayar Ochirkhuu
|
Eres Kara-Sal
|
| Kostyantyn Yermakov
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| 2015 Osaka[11] | Atsamaz Kaziev
|
Michał Luto
|
 Giorgi Meshvildishvili
|
| Kiyoyuki Noguchi
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| 2016 Ulaanbaatar[12] | Hayato Miwa
|
Michał Luto
|
Giorgi Meshvildishvili
|
| Atsamaz Kaziev
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| 2018 Taoyuan[12] | Badral Baasandorj
|
Aron Rozum
|
Oskari Riihioja
|
| Saiyn-Belek Tiuliush
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| 2019 Osaka[12] | Badral Baasandorj
|
Ryota Fukano
|
Oskari Riihioja
|
| Michał Luto
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| 2023 Tokyo[12] | Yehor Krupskyi
|
Kazuhiko Ryuyama
|
 Sulde Dongak
|
| Hannu Kulmala
| |||
| 2024 Krotoszyn[12] | Yehor Krupskyi
|
Kim Erik Valentin Svensson
|
Chingiz Samadov
|
| Ivan Blagoev
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| 2025 Bangkok | |||
Light Heavyweight
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Osaka[12] | Konstantin Abdula-Zade
|
Koju Osanai
|
Vazha Daiauri
|
| Aibek Kasmanbetov
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| 2023 Tokyo[12] | Vazha Daiauri
|
Hayato Miwa
|
Badral Baasandorj
|
| Aron Rozum
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| 2024 Krotoszyn[12] | Badral Baasandorj
|
Vazha Daiauri
|
Hayato Miwa
|
| Sulde Dongak
| |||
| 2025 Bangkok | |||
Heavyweight
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Tokyo | Takeharu Dejima
|
Hideo Su'a
|
Martin Vogt
|
| Tsedendamba Bayarsaihan
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| 1993 Tokyo | Fumihito Tsuruga
|
Tsedendamba Bayarsaihan
|
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| Khabil Biktachev
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| 1994 Tokyo | Keiji Tamiya
|
 Paul Kingi
|
Bill Etherington
|
| Rene Da Silva Crespo
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| 1995 Tokyo | Naohito Saitō
|
Jörg Brümmer
|
Fabio Shigenobu Kozahira
|
| Andrew Borodow
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| 1996 Tokyo | Koichi Katō
|
Andrew Borodow
|
 Emeka Baba Mutum Okeke
|
 Yeh Kum-fang
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| 1997 Tokyo | Keiji Tamiya
|
Yeh Kum-fang
|
Samat Romazanov
|
| Wayne Vierra
| |||
| 1998 Tokyo | Jörg Brümmer
|
Nacanieli Qerewaqa
|
Marcos Santana
|
| Seiken Katō
| |||
| 1999 Riesa | Takahisa Osanai
|
Tsedendamba Bayarsaikhan
|
Jörg Brümmer
|
| Robert Paczków
| |||
| 2000 São Paulo | Takahisa Osanai
|
Jörg Brümmer
|
Hans Borg
|
| Marcos Santana
| |||
| 2001 Aomori | Robert Paczków
|
Iouri Mildzikhov
|
Petar Stoyanov
|
| Julio Cesar Diez Ochoa
| |||
| 2002 Wrocław[11] | Robert Paczków
|
Iouri Mildzikhov
|
Hans Borg
|
| Tsedev Myagmarsuren
| |||
| 2004 Riesa[11] | Takayuki Ichihara
|
Robert Paczków
|
Petar Stoyanov
|
| Konstantyn Stryzhak
| |||
| 2005 Osaka[11] | Takayuki Ichihara
|
Dezső Libor
|
Hrist Hristov
|
| Alan Karaev
| |||
| 2006 Osaka[11] | Byambajav Ulambayar
|
Alan Karaev
|
Tomoki Mori
|
| Robert Paczków
| |||
| 2007 Chiang Mai[11] | Byambajav Ulambayar
|
Hiroaki Tanaka
|
Petar Stoyanov
|
| Artur Bagaev
| |||
| 2008 Rakvere[11] | Takashi Himeno
|
Petar Stoyanov
|
Byambajav Ulambayar
|
| Doping | |||
| 2010 Warsaw[11] | Dezső Libor
|
Alan Karaev
|
Byambajav Ulambayar
|
| Hidemasa Meigetsuin
| |||
| 2012 Hong Kong[11] | Alan Karaev
|
Dmytro Slepchenko
|
Endō Shōta
|
| Byambajav Ulambayar
| |||
| 2014 Taoyuan[11] | Alan Karaev
|
Yevhenii Orlov
|
Byambajav Ulambayar
|
| Ivan Kachakov
| |||
| 2015 Osaka[11] | Ryōta Oyanagi
|
Byambajav Ulambayar
|
Rui Aparecido de Sá Junior
|
| Avtandil Tsertsvadze
| |||
| 2016 Ulaanbaatar[12] | Vasily Margiev
|
Kojiro Kurokawa
|
Serhii Sokolovskyi
|
| Byambajav Ulambayar
| |||
| 2018 Taoyuan[12] | Vasily Margiev
|
Davaajamts Nanjidsuren
|
Mateusz Linka
|
| Seira Shiroyama
| |||
| 2019 Osaka[12] | Atsushi Igarashi
|
Rui Aparecido de Sá Junior
|
Ruslan Bagaev
|
| Oleksandr Veresiuk
| |||
| 2023 Tokyo[12] | Naoya Kusano
|
Naranbayar Khangai
|
Lasha Jeladze
|
| Jacek Piersiak
| |||
| 2024 Krotoszyn[12] | Lasha Jeladze
|
Mateusz Linka
|
Kosei Takeuchi
|
| Naranbayar Khangai
| |||
| 2025 Bangkok | |||
Openweight
| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Tokyo | Kazuo Saitō
|
Emmanuel Yarbrough
|
Rene Da Silva Crespo
|
| Jochen Plate
| |||
| 1993 Tokyo | Sunao Yasu
|
Badmanyambuu Bat-Erdene
|
Emmanuel Yarbrough
|
| Rene Da Silva Crespo
| |||
| 1994 Tokyo | Badmanyambuu Bat-Erdene
|
Emmanuel Yarbrough
|
 Fabrice Guenet
|
| Khabil Biktachev
| |||
| 1995 Tokyo | Emmanuel Yarbrough
|
Taishi Goto
|
Badmanyambuu Bat-Erdene
|
| Fabrice Guenet
| |||
| 1996 Tokyo |  Mark Robinson
|
Emmanuel Yarbrough
|
 Tevita Vaiola Falevai
|
| Fabrice Guenet
| |||
| 1997 Tokyo | Naohito Saitō
|
Ahmed Bally
|
Mark Robinson
|
| Flavio Tooru Kosaihara
| |||
| 1998 Tokyo | Keiji Tamiya
|
Mark Robinson
|
Thorsten Scheibler
|
| Jacek Jaracz
| |||
| 1999 Riesa | Levan Ebanoidze
|
Tōru Kakizoe
|
Dezső Libor
|
| Iouri Goloubovski
| |||
| 2000 São Paulo | Tōru Kakizoe
|
Thorsten Scheibler
|
Levan Ebanoidze
|
| Jorma Korhonen
| |||
| 2001 Aomori | Thorsten Scheibler
|
Tsedendamba Bayarsaikhan
|
Iouri Goloubovski
|
| Ronny Almann
| |||
| 2002 Wrocław[11] | Alan Karaev
|
Batjargal Ganbat
|
Thorsten Scheibler
|
| Levan Ebanoidze
| |||
| 2004 Riesa[11] | Keisyo Shimoda
|
Thorsten Scheibler
|
Jacek Jaracz
|
| Geraldo Katsushi Fujishiro
| |||
| 2005 Osaka[11] | Thorsten Scheibler
|
Keisyo Shimoda
|
Batzorig Chogsom
|
| Petar Stoyanov
| |||
| 2006 Osaka[11] | Alan Gabaraev
|
 Jaroslav Poříz
|
Myagmarsuren Tsedev
|
| Takayuki Ichihara
| |||
| 2007 Chiang Mai[11] | Alan Karaev
|
Yasunari Miyamoto
|
Hany Hassanin
|
| Myagmarsuren Tsedev
| |||
| 2008 Rakvere[11] | Naranbat Gankhuyag
|
Doping | Robert Paczków
|
| Alan Karaev
| |||
| 2010 Warsaw[11] | Vasily Margiev
|
Hristo Hristov
|
Ganbat Batjargal
|
| Masahiro Yamaguchi
| |||
| 2012 Hong Kong[11] | Naranbat Gankhuyag
|
Mutoshi Matsunaga
|
Haitham Alsadi
|
| Oleksandr Veresiuk
| |||
| 2014 Taoyuan[11] | Turbold Baasansuren
|
Oleksandr Veresiuk
|
Daiki Nakamura
|
| Hossam Fathi Omar Misbah
| |||
| 2015 Osaka[11] | Sōichirō Kurokawa
|
Hossam Fathi Omar Misbah
|
Jacek Piersiak
|
| Turbold Baasansuren
| |||
| 2016 Ulaanbaatar[12] | Turbold Baasansuren
|
Eduard Kudzoev
|
Roy Sims
|
| Sōichirō Kurokawa
| |||
| 2018 Taoyuan[12] | Eduard Kudzoev
|
Jacek Piersiak
|
Oleksandr Veresiuk
|
| Tomohiro Saigo
| |||
| 2019 Osaka[12] | Batsuuri Namsraijav
|
Kojiro Kurokawa
|
Robert Kerstner
|
| Eduard Kudzoev
| |||
| 2023 Tokyo[12] | Oleksandr Veresiuk
|
Batsuuri Namsraijav
|
Alonso Gonzalez Margalef
|
| Taisei Matsuzono
| |||
| 2024 Krotoszyn[12] | Shun Ikeda
|
Jacek Piersiak
|
Badri Khatiskatsi
|
| Oleksandr Veresiuk
| |||
| 2025 Bangkok | |||
See also
Notes
- ^ Gold medal in lightweight category was originally won by Sviatoslav Semykras of Ukraine, but in later years he was disqualified of his title because of doping violations.
References
- ^ 1992 World Sumo Championships
- ^ 1993 World Sumo Championships
- ^ 1994 World Sumo Championships
- ^ 1995 World Sumo Championships
- ^ 1996 World Sumo Championships
- ^ 1997 World Sumo Championships
- ^ 1998 World Sumo Championships
- ^ 1999 World Sumo Championships
- ^ 2000 World Sumo Championships
- ^ 2001 World Sumo Championships
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an 2002−2015 World Sumo Championships
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w 2016−2023 World Sumo Championships
- ^ List of sumo sanctions
- ^ Original results of 2019 World Sumo Championships