# 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.

## Career

After winning the 2013 World Police and Fire Games arm-wrestling gold medal in Belfast, he 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.
Levan 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.
Levan 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

| Year | Tournament | Place | Hand | Weight class |
| 2024 | King Of The Table 13 – New Jersey, United States (14 December 2024) Levan Saginashvili 4 : 0 Jerry Cadorette | 1st | Right Hand | Super Heavyweight |
| 2024 | East vs West 12 – Istanbul, Turkey (20 April 2024) Levan Saginashvili 4 : 0 Devon Larratt | 1st | Right Hand | Super Heavyweight |
| 2023 | King Of The Table 6 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (25 February 2023) Levan Saginashvili 4 : 2 Ermes Gasparini | 1st | Right Hand | Super Heavyweight |
| 2022 | King Of The Table 4 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (25 June 2022) Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Devon Larratt | 1st | Right Hand | Super Heavyweight |
| 2021 | Vendetta Top 8 – Kyiv, Ukraine (5 September 2021) Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Dave Chaffee | 1st | Right Hand | 105 kg+ |
| 2019 | Zloty Tur & Vendetta Top 8 – Rumia, Poland (8 December 2019) Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Vitaly Laletin | 1st | Right Hand | 105 kg+ |
| 2019 | Vendetta Top 8 – Shenzhen, China (14 September 2019) Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Kydyrgaly Ongarbaev | 1st | Right Hand | 105 kg+ |
| 2019 | Vendetta Top 8 – Kuching, Malaysia (5 April 2019) Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Tim Bresnan | 1st | Right Hand | 105 kg+ |
| 2018 | Vendetta – All Stars #50 – Rumia, Poland (18 November 2018) Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Dmitry Trubin | 1st | Right Hand | 105 kg+ |
| 2018 | World Armwrestling Championships 2018 (WAF) – Antalya, Turkey | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2018 | World Armwrestling Championships 2018 (WAF) – Antalya, Turkey | 1st | Right Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2018 | Euroarm 2018 – Sofia, Bulgaria | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2018 | Euroarm 2018 – Sofia, Bulgaria | 1st | Right Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2017 | Zloty Tur – Rumia, Poland | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2017 | Zloty Tur – Rumia, Poland | 1st | Right Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2017 | World Armwrestling Championships 2017 (WAF) – Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2017 | World Armwrestling Championships 2017 (WAF) – Budapest, Hungary | 5th | Right Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2017 | Euroarm 2017 – Katowice, Poland | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2017 | Euroarm 2017 – Katowice, Poland | 1st | Right Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2016 | World Armwrestling Championships 2016 (WAF) – Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2016 | World Armwrestling Championships 2016 (WAF) – Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | 2nd | Right Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2016 | Euroarm 2016 – Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2016 | Euroarm 2016 – Bucharest, Romania | 4th | Right Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2015 | World Armwrestling Championships 2015 (WAF) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2015 | World Armwrestling Championships 2015 (WAF) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd | Right Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2014 | World Armwrestling Championships 2014 (WAF) – Vilnius, Lithuania | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2014 | World Armwrestling Championships 2014 (WAF) – Vilnius, Lithuania | 1st | Right Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2014 | Euroarm 2014 – Baku, Azerbaijan | 6th | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2014 | Euroarm 2014 – Baku, Azerbaijan | 2nd | Right Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2014 | Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia | 1st | Left Hand | Senior Men 100 kg+ |
| 2014 | Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia | 1st | Right Hand | Senior Men 100 kg+ |
| 2013 | World Armwrestling Championships 2013 (WAF) – Gdynia, Poland | 4th | Left Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2013 | World Armwrestling Championships 2013 (WAF) – Gdynia, Poland | 9th | Right Hand | Senior Men 110 kg+ |
| 2013 | Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia | 2nd | Left Hand | Senior Men 100 kg+ |
| 2013 | Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia | 3rd | Right Hand | Senior Men 100 kg+ |
| 2012 | Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia | 2nd | Left Hand | Senior Men 100 kg+ |
| 2012 | Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia | 2nd | Right Hand | Senior Men 100 kg+ |