Levan Saginashvili (), nicknamed the Georgian Hulk, is a Georgian professional arm-wrestler who was ranked number 1 in the world on the right hand, but announced at the East vs West 25 press conference that he is going to vacate his title. He is expecting to return in 2027. He was the winner of the World Armwrestling Championship seven times, the European arm-wrestling championship six times, the Vendetta Top 8 four times, and used to be the holder of the East vs West Super Heavyweight Championship, Levan 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, Saginashvili was awarded the merit of first degree by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
In 2018 he won the EuroArm,2018 EUROARM Results . eaf-armwrestling.com World Arm-wrestling Championship, and Vendetta All Stars #50 in Rumia, Poland.Vendetta All Stars #50 Series took part in Rumia, Poland on November 17–18 . armpower.net
Saginashvili started arm-wrestling at the age of 20, after he was spotted working out at the gym.
Saginashvili is often viewed as the strongest arm-wrestler in the history of the sport, having never been pinned in a supermatch.
On 20 April 2024, Saginashvili returned from a wrist injury to defeat rival arm-wrestler 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 class2025East vs West 18 – Chicago, United States (21 June 2025) Levan Saginashvili 5 : 0 Ermes Gasparini1stRight HandSuper Heavyweight2024King Of The Table 13 – New Jersey, United States (14 December 2024) Levan Saginashvili 4 : 0 Jerry Cadorette1stRight HandSuper Heavyweight2024East vs West 12 – Istanbul, Turkey (20 April 2024) Levan Saginashvili 4 : 0 Devon Larratt 1stRight HandSuper Heavyweight2023King Of The Table 6 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (25 February 2023) Levan Saginashvili 4 : 2 Ermes Gasparini 1stRight HandSuper Heavyweight2022King Of The Table 4 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (25 June 2022) Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Devon Larratt 1stRight HandSuper Heavyweight2021Vendetta Top 8 – Kyiv, Ukraine (5 September 2021) Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Dave Chaffee 1stRight Hand105 kg+2019Zloty Tur & Vendetta Top 8 – Rumia, Poland (8 December 2019) Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Vitaly Laletin 1stRight Hand105 kg+2019Vendetta Top 8 – Shenzhen, China (14 September 2019) Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Kydyrgali Ongarbaev1stRight Hand105 kg+2019Vendetta Top 8 – Kuching, Malaysia (5 April 2019) Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Tim Bresnan1stRight Hand105 kg+2018Vendetta – All Stars #50 – Rumia, Poland (18 November 2018) Levan Saginashvili 6 : 0 Dmitry Trubin1stRight Hand105 kg+2018World Armwrestling Championships 2018 (WAF) – Antalya, Turkey1stLeft Hand Senior Men 110 kg+1stRight Hand2018 Euroarm 2018 – Sofia, Bulgaria1stLeft Hand Senior Men 110 kg+1stRight Hand2017Zloty Tur – Rumia, Poland1stLeft Hand Senior Men 110 kg+1stRight Hand2017World Armwrestling Championships 2017 (WAF) – Budapest, Hungary1stLeft Hand Senior Men 110 kg+5thRight Hand2017Euroarm 2017 – Katowice, Poland1stLeft Hand Senior Men 110 kg+1stRight Hand2016World Armwrestling Championships 2016 (WAF) – Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria1stLeft Hand Senior Men 110 kg+2ndRight Hand2016Euroarm 2016 – Bucharest, Romania1stLeft Hand Senior Men 110 kg+4thRight Hand2015World Armwrestling Championships 2015 (WAF) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1stLeft Hand Senior Men 110 kg+2ndRight Hand2014World Armwrestling Championships 2014 (WAF) – Vilnius, Lithuania1stLeft Hand Senior Men 110 kg+1stRight Hand2014Euroarm 2014 – Baku, Azerbaijan6thLeft Hand Senior Men 110 kg+2ndRight Hand2014Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, GeorgiaGeorgian National Arm-wrestling Championship 20141stLeft Hand Senior Men 100 kg+1stRight Hand2013World Armwrestling Championships 2013 (WAF) – Gdynia, Poland4thLeft Hand Senior Men 110 kg+9thRight Hand2013Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia2ndLeft Hand Senior Men 100 kg+3rdRight Hand2012Georgian National Armwrestling Championship – Tbilisi, Georgia2ndLeft Hand Senior Men 100 kg+2ndRight Hand
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