Yeldos Smetov

Yeldos Smetov (Kazakh: Елдос Бахтыбайұлы Сметов, Eldos Bahtybaiūly Smetov; born 9 September 1992) is a Kazakh judoka who competes in the under 60 kg weight division.[1] He won gold medals at the 2014 Asian Games and 2015 World Judo Championships,[2] and a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics.[3] He won the bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5]

Yeldos Smetov
Smetov on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan
Personal information
Native nameЕлдос Бақтыбайұлы Сметов
Born (1992-09-09) 9 September 1992
Taraz, Kazakhstan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryKazakhstan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg
Rank     4th dan black belt
Coached byGalymzhan Zhylkeldiyev
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2016)
World Champ. (2015)
Asian Champ. (2014, 2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍60 kg
2020 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
World Championships
2015 Astana ‍–‍60 kg
2019 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
2022 Tashkent ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Games
2014 Incheon ‍–‍60 kg
2014 Incheon Men's team
Asian Championships
2016 Tashkent ‍–‍60 kg
2013 Bangkok ‍–‍60 kg
World Masters
2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2018 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍60 kg
2019 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
2021 Tashkent ‍–‍60 kg
2020 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
2024 Astana ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2013 Almaty ‍–‍60 kg
2014 Astana ‍–‍60 kg
2015 Budapest ‍–‍60 kg
2018 Hohhot ‍–‍60 kg
2019 Antalya ‍–‍60 kg
2019 Budapest ‍–‍60 kg
2013 Samsun ‍–‍60 kg
2014 Samsun ‍–‍60 kg
2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg
2011 Qingdao ‍–‍60 kg
World Juniors Championships
2010 Agadir ‍–‍55 kg
2011 Cape Town ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Junior Championships
2010 Bangkok ‍–‍55 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3712
JudoInside.com66612
Updated on 11 May 2024

Smetov won a gold and a bronze medal at the World Cup among youth, in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Since 2012 he was part of the adult national team. He won a bronze in the 2013 Asian Judo Championships in Bangkok, a silver at a stage Gran Prix in Samsun, a stage of the European Cup to Tbilisi, and gold at an open European Cup in judo in Warsaw. Smetov's first coach was Akhmet Zhumagulov.[6]

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 2016-12-04.
  2. "Smeto, Pareto claim first titles at world judo champs". Yahoo Sports. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  3. Yeldos Smetov. judoinside.com
  4. "2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Men 60 kg Schedule". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. "National teams—Smetov Eldos". Judo Federation Kazakhstan. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2015.

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