Mikhail Igolnikov

Mikhail Sergeevich Igolnikov (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Игольников; born 15 October 1996) is a Russian judoka.^[2][3][4][5] Igolnikov competes at the ‍–‍90 kg category, representing Russia^[6] and is a two-time European Champion; winning his first European title in 2018^[7] and his second in 2020.^[8]

Mikhail Igolnikov

Personal information
Native name	Михаил Сергеевич Игольников
Full name	Mikhail Sergeevich Igolnikov
Born	(1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 28) Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation
Home town	Krasnodar, Russian Federation
Occupation	Judoka
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Military career
Allegiance	Russia
Service / branch	Russian Armed Forces
Rank	Lieutenant[1]
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍90 kg
Rank	Honored Master of Sport in Judo
Club	CSKA
Coached by	Dzhanbolet Naguchev
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	5th (2020)
World Champ.	R32 (2018)
European Champ.	(2018, 2020)
Medal record Men's judo Representing Individual Neutral Athletes IJF Grand Slam 2023 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍90 kg 2023 Baku ‍–‍90 kg 2023 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg Representing the IJF IJF Grand Slam 2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍90 kg Representing  Russia European Championships 2018 Tel Aviv ‍–‍90 kg 2020 Prague ‍–‍90 kg 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍90 kg World Masters 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍90 kg IJF Grand Slam 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍90 kg 2020 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg 2019 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg IJF Grand Prix 2019 Perth ‍–‍90 kg 2017 Tbilisi ‍–‍90 kg European U23 Championships 2017 Podgorica ‍–‍90 kg World Juniors Championships 2014 Fort Lauderdale ‍–‍81 kg European Junior Championships 2016 Málaga ‍–‍90 kg 2015 Oberwart ‍–‍90 kg World Cadets Championships 2011 Kyiv ‍–‍66 kg 2013 Miami ‍–‍81 kg European Cadet Championships 2011 Cottonera ‍–‍66 kg 2012 Bar ‍–‍81 kg 2013 Tallinn ‍–‍81 kg Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing ‍–‍81 kg Military World Games 2019 Wuhan ‍–‍90 kg 2019 Wuhan Team
Profile at external databases
IJF	8217
JudoInside.com	65091
Updated on 3 December 2023

Background

Igolnikov is a student in physical culture and sports at Kuban State University. Igolnikov is a Lieutenant of the Russian Armed Forces and a member of the army sports club CSKA Moscow and a gold medal winner of the World Military Games.^[1]

Accomplishments in Judo

2014

U21 World Championships, Fort Lauderdale

2015

U21 European Championships, Oberwart

2016

U21 European Championships, Málaga

2017

Grand Prix, Tbilisi

U23 European Championships, Podgorica

2018

Grand Slam, Düsseldorf

Grand Slam, Abu Dhabi

Senior European Championships, Tel Aviv

World Masters, Guangzhou

2019

Grand Slam, Düsseldorf

2020

Grand Slam, Budapest

Senior European Championships, Prague