Avtandili Tchrikishvili

Avtandili Tchrikishvili
Tchrickishvili after winning a gold medal
Personal information
Native nameავთანდილ ჭრიკიშვილი
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 33)
Norio, Gardabani, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Home townTbilisi, Georgia
OccupationJudoka
Years active2008–present
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
Rank     3rd dan black belt
Coached byGuram Modebadze
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2016)
World Champ.Gold (2014)
European Champ.Gold (2013, 2014, 2015)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rio de Janeiro Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Chelyabinsk Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Chelyabinsk Men's team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chelyanbinsk Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Montpellier ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Montpellier Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kazan ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul Men's team
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tyumen ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2014 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Paris ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Düsseldorf ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Havana ‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Zagreb ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍90 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Agadir ‍–‍81 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Samokov ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Yerevan ‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1709
JudoInside.com53808
Updated on 4 July 2023

Avtandili Tchrikishvili (Georgian: ავთანდილ ჭრიკიშვილი; 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.[1] As of 6 June 2016, he was ranked No. 1 in the world.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] He was the flagbearer for Georgia during the 2016 Parade of Nations.[5]

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2016 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)

References

  1. ^ "Avtandil Tchrikishvili named as best sportsman 2014". Agenda.ge. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ Post-Qualifiers Ranking. "IJF World Rankings June 2016" (PDF). intjudo.eu. International Judo Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Avtandil Tchrikishvili". London 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

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