Yeldos Smetov

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

Yeldos Smetov

Smetov on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan
Personal information
Native name	Елдос Бақтыбайұлы Сметов
Nationality	Kazakh
Born	(1992-09-09) 9 September 1992 Taraz, Kazakhstan
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country	Kazakhstan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–60 kg
Rank	4th dan black belt in Judo
Coached by	Galymzhan Zhylkeldiyev
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2015)
Asian Champ.	(2016)
Olympic Games	(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 Asian Games 2014 Incheon –60 kg 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 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
Profile at external databases
IJF	3712
JudoInside.com	66612
Updated on 8 November 2021.

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.[5]