Irakli Tsirekidze

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 Games (2008)
World Champ. (2007)
European Champ. (2007)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing 90 kg
World Championships
2006 Paris Men's team
2007 Rio de Janeiro 90 kg
2008 Tokyo Men's team
2011 Paris 100 kg
European Championships
2007 Minsk Men's team
2007 Belgrade 90 kg
2008 Lisbon 90 kg
2011 Istanbul 100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2012 Rio de Janeiro 100 kg
2010 Paris 100 kg
2011 Tokyo 100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
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

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2011World Judo Championships 3rdHeavyweight (–100 kg)
European Championships 3rdHeavyweight (–100 kg)
2008Summer Olympics 1stMiddleweight (–90 kg)
2008European Championships 3rdMiddleweight (–90 kg)
2007World Judo Championships 1stMiddleweight (–90 kg)
European Judo Championships 2ndMiddleweight (–90 kg)
2005European Judo Championships 5thMiddleweight (–90 kg)

References

  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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