Irakli Tsirekidze (Georgian: ირაკლი ცირეკიძე) (born 3 May 1982[1]) is a Georgian judoka.

Irakli Tsirekidze
Personal information
Born3 May 1982 (1982-05-03) (age 42)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
Weight class–90 kg, –100 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2008)
World Champ.Gold (2007)
European Champ.Silver (2007)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing ‍–‍90 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Paris Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tokyo Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Minsk Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Belgrade ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Lisbon ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2012 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hamburg ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF770
JudoInside.com20836
Updated on 30 May 2023

On 15 September 2007, he won a gold medal at the world judo championships beating Greek Ilias Iliadis by yuko.[2]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal with beating Algerian Amar Benikhlef in the final.[3]

He became head coach of the Georgian National Judo Team after the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
2011 World Judo Championships 3rd Heavyweight (–100 kg)
European Championships 3rd Heavyweight (–100 kg)
2008 Summer Olympics 1st Middleweight (–90 kg)
2008 European Championships 3rd Middleweight (–90 kg)
2007 World Judo Championships 1st Middleweight (–90 kg)
European Judo Championships 2nd Middleweight (–90 kg)
2005 European Judo Championships 5th Middleweight (–90 kg)

References

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  1. ^ "JudoInside - Irakli Tsirekidze Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ France win more medals at world judo championships Archived 20 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. AFP. 15 September 2007.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irakli Tsirekidze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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