Irakli Tsirekidze

Irakli Tsirekidze (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 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)