Irakli Tsirekidze

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

Irakli Tsirekidze
Personal information
Born3 May 1982 (1982-05-03) (age 41)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
Weight class–90 kg, –100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2007)
European Champ.Silver (2007)
Olympic GamesGold (2008)
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 24 October 2022.

On September 15, 2007, he won a gold medal at world judo championship beating Greek Ilias Iliadis by yuko.[1]

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

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. France win more medals at world judo championships Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine. AFP. September 15, 2007.


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