Yeldos Smetov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Baqtybiaūly and the family name is Smetov.

Yeldos Smetov
Smetov at the 2024 Olympics as depicted on a 2025 Kazakh stamp
Personal information
Native name
Елдос Бақтыбайұлы Сметов
Born (1992-09-09) 9 September 1992
Taraz, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg
Rank     4th dan black belt
Coached byGalymjan Jylkeldiev
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2024)
World Champ.Gold medal – World (2015)
Asian Champ.Gold (2014, 2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Astana ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tashkent ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Bangkok ‍–‍60 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Astana ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Almaty ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Astana ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Budapest ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hohhot ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Samsun ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Samsun ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao ‍–‍60 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Agadir ‍–‍55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Cape Town ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bangkok ‍–‍55 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3712
JudoInside.com66612
Updated on 28 July 2024

Eldos Baqtybiaūly Smetov[a] (Kazakh: Елдос Бақтыбайұлы Сметов; born 9 September 1992) is a Kazakh judoka and Olympic champion in 2024 in the under 60 kg weight category.[1] He won gold medals at the 2014 Asian Games the 2015 World Championships, the 2016 Asian Championships,[2] a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics,[3] a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.[4][5]

In the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Smetov defeated Luka Mkheidze in the final and won the gold medal, becoming the first ever judoka from Kazakhstan and central asia to win a gold medal.[6][7]

Smetov also secured gold and bronze medals at the World Juniors Championships in 2010 and 2011, respectively. He joined the adult national team in 2012 and won a bronze at the 2013 Asian Championships in Bangkok, a silver at a Grand Prix stage in Samsun 2013 – a stage of the European Cup in Tbilisi, and gold at an open European Cup in Warsaw. His first coach was Akhmet Zhumagulov.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Often transliterated as Yeldos Bakhtybayevich Smetov through a Russified Romanization of Елдос Бахтыбаевич Сметов.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yeldos Smetov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Smeto, Pareto claim first titles at world judo champs". Yahoo Sports. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ^ Yeldos Smetov. judoinside.com
  4. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Judo – Men 60 kg Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (27 July 2024). "Judo: Yeldos Smetov and Natsumi Tsunoda secure Olympic gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Olympics | Yeldos Smetov wins Kazakhstan first ever Olympic judo gold (Updated)". thestar.com.m.
  8. ^ "National teams—Smetov Eldos". Judo Federation Kazakhstan. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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