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 39)
Medal record
Representing  Georgia
Men's judo
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

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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