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Smetov on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan
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| Full name | Елдос Бақтыбайұлы Сметов |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
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9 September 1992 Taraz, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan |
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| Sport | Judo |
| Event(s) | Extra-lightweight (60 kg) |
| Coached by | Galymzhan Zhylkeldiyev |
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Medal record
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Yeldos Smetov (Kazakh: Елдос Бахтыбайұлы Сметов; born September 9, 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, and a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics.
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 on an open European Cup on judo in Warsaw. Smetov's first coach was Akhmet Zhumagulov.