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Teddy Riner - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

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Updated on April 05, 2026

Explore Teddy Riner net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Dominant French Judoka who took home seven gold medals during the World Judo Championships from 2007 to 2014 . He also took home his first Olympic gold medal in the year 2012. He was awarded the RTL Champion of Champions award in 2008. In this article, we will discover how old is Teddy Riner? Who is Teddy Riner dating now & how much money does Teddy Riner have?

NameTeddy Riner
First NameTeddy
Last NameRiner
OccupationMartial Artist
BirthdayApril 7
Birth Year1989
Place of BirthPointe-à-Pitre
Home Town
Birth CountryGuadeloupe
Birth SignAries
Full/Birth Name
ParentsMarie-Pierre Riner, Moïse Riner
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Eden Riner

Teddy Riner Biography

Teddy Riner is one of the most popular and richest Martial Artist who was born on April 7, 1989 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. He as well as He and the United States’ Kayla Harrison are both World Judo Champions. from the United States’ He and the United States’ Kayla Harrison are both World Judo Champions. are both World Judo Champions.

Teddy Pierre-Marie Riner (/ˈ r ɪ n ər / , French: [tedi pjɛʁ maʁi ʁinœʁ] ; born 7 April 1989) is a French judoka. He has won ten World Championships gold medals, the first and only judoka (male or female) to do so, and two Olympic gold medals. He has also won five gold medals at the European Championships. He was a member of the Levallois Sporting Club before joining Paris Saint-Germain in August 2017.

Riner was a member of the Levallois Sporting Club in Levallois-Perret, France and is coached by Christian Chaumont and Benoît Campargue. He won the World and European junior titles in 2006. In 2007, he won a gold medal at the European Judo Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, on the day after his eighteenth birthday. At the 2007 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he became the youngest ever senior world champion when he won the heavyweight (+100 kg) event, defeating the 2000 Olympic gold medallist, Kosei Inoue of Japan, in the semi-final.

He is the father of a child named Eden. He has two siblings who are named Laure as well as Natasha.

He was one of the few male judges to be awarded seven medals of gold at the World Judo Championships.

Riner was born on 7 April 1989 in Les Abymes near Pointe-à-Pitre, in Guadeloupe an insular region of France in the Caribbean. He was raised in Paris. He was enrolled at a local sports club by his parents and played football, tennis and basketball, but says he preferred judo “because it is an individual sport and it’s me, only me.”

Teddy Riner Net Worth

Teddy is one of the richest Martial Artist from Guadeloupe. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Teddy Riner's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was born in France and was a soccer player and basketball in his youth. He changed to judo because of his preference for individual sports. prefers to be a player in his own sport.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeMartial Artist
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In his career, Riner was only defeated eight times in elite international championships. He lost to Brayson and Tölzer in 2006, to Bianchessi and Rybak in 2007 and to Muneta and Grim Vuijsters in 2008. He lost to Abdullo Tangriev in the third round of the 2008 Summer Olympics, before obtaining the bronze medal, and on 13 September 2010 he lost the openweight title at the 2010 World Judo Championships in Tokyo to Daiki Kamikawa, his last defeat before a series of 154 victories. After almost 10 years, he lost in the third round of the Paris Grand Slam against world number 2 Kokoro Kageura.

In 2010, he won two medals, a gold and a silver, at the World Championships in Tokyo. After winning the +100 competition Riner was defeated by Daiki Kamikawa of Japan in the final of open weight class by a 2–1 judge’s decision. After the bout, Riner refused to bow or to shake Kamikawa’s hand, claiming that he “was robbed”.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Riner won his third world title at the 2009 World Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He won bouts against Daniel McCormick, Vladimirs Osnachs, Ivan Iliev and Martin Padar in the pool stage before beating Marius Paškevičius in the semi-finals and Oscar Bryson in the final to take the gold medal.

Who is Teddy Riner Dating?

According to our records, Teddy Riner is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Teddy Riner’s is not dating anyone.

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Riner won his second European gold medal at the 2011 Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. He defeated Nodor Metreveli, Emil Tahirov and Zohar Asaf to win Pool A of the +100 kg competition before defeating Estonian Martin Padar in the semi-finals and Barna Bor of Hungary in the final to win the title. At the 2011 World Judo Championships in Paris Riner won the gold medal in men’s +100 kg division, beating Germany’s Tölzer in the final. The result meant that Riner became the first ever male Judoka to win five world titles. He won his sixth World Championship gold medal as part of the French side that won the team event.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Teddy Riner height 6 ft 8 in Teddy weight 140 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Height6 ft 8 in
Weight140 kg
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, Riner competed in the men’s heavyweight event. He received a bye into the second round of the competition before beating Anis Chedli of Tunisia and Kazakhstan’s Yeldos Ikhsangaliyev to advance to the semi-finals. In the semis he was beaten by Uzbek judoka Abdullo Tangriev on the golden score, meaning Riner had to enter the repechage rounds. In the repechage he defeated Andreas Tölzer and João Schlittler to reach a bronze medal final against Lasha Gujejiani of Georgia; Riner took the bronze medal by a score of one ippon, one yuko and one koka to nil. In December 2008 he won his second World Championship gold medal at the Open weight Championships held in Levallois-Perret, France, by beating Alexander Mikhaylin of Russia in the final.

Riner was selected to compete for France at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England in the men’s heavyweight event. The event took place at ExCeL London on 3 August. Riner won the gold medal by defeating Russia’s Alexander Mikhaylin in the final.

Top Facts about Teddy Riner

  1. Teddy Riner is a French judoka born on April 7, 1989.
  2. He has won two Olympic gold medals in Judo (2012, 2016).
  3. Riner has also won ten World Championships in Judo.
  4. He stands at 6’8″ and weighs around 290 pounds.
  5. Riner has been undefeated for over nine years in international competition.
  6. His nickname is “Teddy Bear”.
  7. Riner started practicing Judo at the age of five.
  8. He was named the French Sportsman of the Year three times (2011, 2013, 2014).
  9. Riner holds a black belt in both Judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
  10. He is considered one of the greatest Judokas of all time.

Facts & Trivia

Teddy Ranked on the list of most popular Martial Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Guadeloupe. Teddy Riner celebrates birthday on April 7 of every year.

At the 2016 Olympics, he defended his Olympics heavyweight title, defeating Hisayoshi Harasawa in the final.

Is Teddy Riner the goat?

Weekend Recap: Teddy Riner Confirms Place As Judo GOAT.

What Dan is Teddy Riner?

6th DAN FOR TEDDY RINER Teddy Rinner, ten times World Champion and double Olympic Champion, was awarded with the 6th dan on the occasion of the 2019 Paris Grand Slam.

How tall is Teddy Riner?

6′ 8″

What age did Teddy Riner start judo?

Teddy was full of energy and tried climbing, golf, tennis, swimming… Very early on, however, he began to show a preference for judo and football. At the age of 6, he was officially registered for both disciplines, with Paris Judo and Levallois respectively. « He was very gifted at both », recalls his father, Moïse.

What means judoka?

: one who participates in judo.

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