Avtandili Tchrikishvili

Avtandili Tchrikishvili (; born 18 March 1991) is a Georgian judoka who has been a former world champion. After Tchrikishvilli won the World Championships in 2014, the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia named him the Best Georgian Sportsman of 2014. As of 6 June 2016, he was ranked No. 1 in the world.

Olympiad Avtandili Tchrikishvili competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Tomislav Marijanović in the second round, he was eliminated by Travis Stevens in the third round.

He competed for Georgia again at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He defeated Iván Felipe Silva of Cuba during the round of 32. He then defeated Juan Diego Turcios of El Salvador in the round of 16. He was defeated by the eventual silver medalist, Travis Stevens of the United States in the semifinals. He was defeated by Takanori Nagase of Japan in the bronze medal match. He was the flagbearer for Georgia during the 2016 Parade of Nations.

Achievements Year Tournament Place Weight class2016 European Judo Championships 2nd Middleweight (−81 kg)2016 Grand Slam Paris 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2015 Grand Slam Tokyo 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2015 European Judo Championships 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2014 World Judo Championships 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2014 European Judo Championships 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2014 Grand Slam Paris 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2014 ECCO Team Challenge 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2013 World Judo Championships 2nd Middleweight (−81 kg)2013 European Judo Championships 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2012 Georgian Championships Tbilisi 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2012 European Championships for Clubs men Istanbul 3rd Middleweight (−81 kg)2012 PJC World Cup Buenos Aires 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2012 European Team Championships Chelyabinsk 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2012 World Cup Tbilisi 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2011 IJF World Cup Apia 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2011 World Cup Bucharest 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2011 European Team Championships Istanbul 3rd Middleweight (−81 kg)2011 World Cup Tbilisi 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2010 Georgian Championships Tbilisi 3rd Middleweight (−81 kg)2010 World Junior Championships U20 Agadir 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2010 European U20 Championships Samokov 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2010 EJU European Cup Top Junior U20 Prague 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2010 Georgian U20 Championships Tbilisi 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2010 International Junior Tournament 'Attila Cup' Baku 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2010 European U20 Cup Mudania "Iliadis Cup" 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2009 European U20 Championships Yerevan 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2009 EJU Junior Tour U20 Izmir 'Cehat Sener' 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2009 EJU Top Junior Tour U20 Paks 3rd Middleweight (−90 kg)2009 Georgian U20 Championships Tbilisi 1st Middleweight (−81 kg)2008 EJU Top Junior Tour U20 Prague 3rd Middleweight (−81 kg)