Mikhail Igolnikov

Mikhail Igolnikov
Personal information
Native name Михаил Сергеевич Игольников
Full name Mikhail Sergeevich Igolnikov
Nationality Russian
Born 15 October 1996
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
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. Gold (2018, 2020)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
Representing the International Judo Federation
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍90 kg
Representing Russia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tel Aviv ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Prague ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍90 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Perth ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tbilisi ‍–‍90 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Podgorica ‍–‍90 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Fort Lauderdale ‍–‍81 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Málaga ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Oberwart ‍–‍90 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Kyiv ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Miami ‍–‍81 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Cottonera ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Bar ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tallinn ‍–‍81 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing ‍–‍81 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan Team
Profile at external databases
IJF 8217
JudoInside.com 65091
Updated on 3 December 2023.

Mikhail Sergeevich Igolnikov (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Игольников; born 15 October 1996) is a Russian judoka. Igolnikov competes at the -90kg category, representing Russia and is currently a two-time European Champion; winning his first European title in 2018, and second in 2020.

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.

Accomplishments in Judo

2014
2nd place, silver medalist(s) U21 World Championships, Fort Lauderdale
2015
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) U21 European Championships, Oberwart
2016
1st place, gold medalist(s) U21 European Championships, Málaga
2017
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Grand Prix, Tbilisi
1st place, gold medalist(s) U23 European Championships, Podgorica
2018
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Slam, Düsseldorf
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Slam, Abu Dhabi
1st place, gold medalist(s) Senior European Championships, Tel Aviv
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Masters, Guangzhou
2019
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Slam, Düsseldorf
2020
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Slam, Budapest
1st place, gold medalist(s) Senior European Championships, Prague