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.
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Career

After winning the 2013 World Police and Fire Games arm-wrestling gold medal in Belfast, Saginashvili was awarded the merit of first degree by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
In 2018 he won the EuroArm, World Arm-wrestling Championship, and Vendetta All Stars #50 in Rumia, Poland.
Saginashvili started arm-wrestling at the age of 20, after he was spotted working out at the gym. Swiftly after, he became the world champion. Only ever to be challenged by another Georgian champion Genadi Kvikvinia. In the modern supermatch format, he remains a level above the fierce competition.
Saginashvili is universally recognized as the strongest arm-wrestler in the history of the sport. He has never been pinned in a supermatch.
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 2021 historical drama film The Lady of Heaven, as well as the 2023 action film Extraction 2.

Tournaments/Notable matches

YearTournamentPlaceHandWeight class
2025East vs West 18 – Chicago, United States
Levan Saginashvili 5 : 0 Ermes Gasparini		1stRight HandSuper Heavyweight
2024King Of The Table 13 – New Jersey, United States
Levan Saginashvili 4 : 0 Jerry Cadorette		1stRight HandSuper Heavyweight
2024East vs West 12 – Istanbul, Turkey
Levan Saginashvili 4 : 0 Devon Larratt		1stRight HandSuper Heavyweight
2023King Of The Table 6 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Levan Saginashvili 4 : 2 Ermes Gasparini		1stRight HandSuper Heavyweight
2022King Of The Table 4 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Devon Larratt		1stRight HandSuper Heavyweight
2021Vendetta Top 8 – Kyiv, Ukraine
Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Dave Chaffee		1stRight Hand105 kg+
2019Zloty Tur & Vendetta Top 8 – Rumia, Poland
Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Vitaly Laletin		1stRight Hand105 kg+
2019Vendetta Top 8 – Shenzhen, China
Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Kydyrgaly Ongarbaev		1stRight Hand105 kg+
2019Vendetta Top 8 – Kuching, Malaysia
Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Tim Bresnan		1stRight Hand105 kg+
2018Vendetta – All Stars #50 – Rumia, Poland
Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Dmitry Trubin		1stRight Hand105 kg+
2018World Armwrestling Championships 2018 – Antalya, Turkey1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2018World Armwrestling Championships 2018 – Antalya, Turkey1stRight HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2018Euroarm 2018 – Sofia, Bulgaria1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2018Euroarm 2018 – Sofia, Bulgaria1stRight HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2017Zloty Tur – Rumia, Poland1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2017Zloty Tur – Rumia, Poland1stRight HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2017World Armwrestling Championships 2017 – Budapest, Hungary1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2017World Armwrestling Championships 2017 – Budapest, Hungary5thRight HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2017Euroarm 2017 – Katowice, Poland1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2017Euroarm 2017 – Katowice, Poland1stRight HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2016World Armwrestling Championships 2016 – Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2016World Armwrestling Championships 2016 – Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria2ndRight HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2016Euroarm 2016 – Bucharest, Romania1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2016Euroarm 2016 – Bucharest, Romania4thRight HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2015World Armwrestling Championships 2015 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2015World Armwrestling Championships 2015 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2ndRight HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2014World Armwrestling Championships 2014 – Vilnius, Lithuania1stLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2014World Armwrestling Championships 2014 – Vilnius, Lithuania1stRight HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2014Euroarm 2014 – Baku, Azerbaijan6thLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2014Euroarm 2014 – Baku, Azerbaijan2ndRight HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2014Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia1stLeft HandSenior Men 100 kg+
2014Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia1stRight HandSenior Men 100 kg+
2013World Armwrestling Championships 2013 – Gdynia, Poland4thLeft HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2013World Armwrestling Championships 2013 – Gdynia, Poland9thRight HandSenior Men 110 kg+
2013Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia2ndLeft HandSenior Men 100 kg+
2013Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia3rdRight HandSenior Men 100 kg+
2012Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia2ndLeft HandSenior Men 100 kg+
2012Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia2ndRight HandSenior Men 100 kg+