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| Born | 3 May 1982 (1982-05-03) (age 42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –90 kg, –100 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
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| European Champ. | 
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Irakli Tsirekidze (Georgian: ირაკლი ცირეკიძე) (born 3 May 1982) is a Georgian judoka.
On 15 September 2007, he won a gold medal at the world judo championships beating Greek Ilias Iliadis by yuko.
At the 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
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 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
- "JudoInside - Irakli Tsirekidze Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- France win more medals at world judo championships Archived 20 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. AFP. 15 September 2007.
- 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.
External links
- Irakli Tsirekidze at the International Judo Federation
- Irakli Tsirekidze at JudoInside.com
- Irakli Tsirekidze at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Irakli Tsirekidze at Olympics.com
- Irakli Tsirekidze at Olympedia
- Irakli Tsirekidze at The-Sports.org
- Irakli Tsirekidze on Facebook
| Olympic Champions in Judo – Middleweight Men | |
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| 1964–1976: –80 kg • 1980–1996: –86 kg • 2000–: –90 kg | |
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| World Judo Championships — Men's Middleweight | |
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| 1965–75: −80 kg • 1979–97: −86 kg • 1999–present: −90 kg | |
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| List of World Judo Championships medalists in Men's Middleweight |
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- 1982 births
- Male judoka from Georgia (country)
- Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka for Georgia (country)
- Olympic gold medalists for Georgia (country)
- Living people
- Olympic medalists in judo
- World judo champions
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Recipients of the Presidential Order of Excellence
- 21st-century sportsmen from Georgia (country)
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- European Olympic medalist stubs