Avtandil Tchrikishvili

Avtandil Tchrikishvili
ავთანდილ ჭრიკიშვილი
Born (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991
Norio, Gardabani, Georgia
Native name ავთანდილ ჭრიკიშვილი
Nationality Georgian
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Division Half-middleweight
Fighting out of Tbilisi, Georgia
Trainer Guram Modebadze
Rank 3rd degree black belt in Judo
Years active 2008–present
Avtandil Tchrikishvili
Medal record
Representing  Georgia
Men's Judo
European Games
2015 Baku 81kg
World Championships
2013 Rio de Janeiro 81 kg
2014 Chelyabinsk 81 kg
European Championships
2013 Budapest 81 kg
2014 Montpellier 81 kg
2015 Baku 81 kg
2016 Kazan 81 kg
Teams World Championships
2013 Rio De Janeiro Teams
2014 Chelyabinsk Teams
Teams European Championships
2011 Istambul Teams
2012 Chelyanbinsk Teams
2013 Budapest Teams
2014 Montpellier Teams
2015 Baku Teams
2016 Kazan Teams

Avtandil Tchrikishvili (Georgian: ავთანდილ ჭრიკიშვილი; born 18 March 1991) is a Georgian judoka. The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia named him the Best Georgian Sportsman of 2014.[1] He is currently ranked No. 1 in the world (as of 6 June 2016).[2]

Olympiad

Avtandil 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 because of his trauma.[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 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 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. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. "Avtandil Tchrikishvili". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  4. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  5. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-26.

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Olympic Games
Preceded by
Jozef Gönci
Flagbearer for  Georgia
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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