Irakli Tsirekidze ( ka, ირაკლი ცირეკიძე ) (born 3 May 1982) is a
Georgian
Georgian may refer to:
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* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
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On September 15, 2007, he won a gold medal at world judo championship beating Greek
Ilias Iliadis
Ilias Iliadis ( el, Ηλίας Ηλιάδης, born Jarji Zviadauri, ka, ჯარჯი ზვიადაური, on 10 November 1986) is a Georgian-born Greek judoka. He was named the 2014 Greek Male Athlete of the Year.
He won a gold me ...
by
yuko.
France win more medals at world judo championships
. AFP. September 15, 2007.
At 2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
, 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
References
External links
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Videos of Irakli Tsirekidze
(judovision.org)
1982 births
Male judoka from Georgia (country)
Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka of 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 people from Georgia (country)
Place of birth missing (living people)
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