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Avtandil Tchrikishvili

Avtandil Tchrikishvili
ავთანდილ ჭრიკიშვილი
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Born (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 25)
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
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 81kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Rio de Janeiro 81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Chelyabinsk 81 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest 81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Montpellier 81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kazan 81 kg
Teams World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rio De Janeiro Teams
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Chelyabinsk Teams
Teams European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istambul Teams
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chelyanbinsk Teams
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest Teams
Gold medal – first place 2014 Montpellier Teams
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Teams
Gold medal – first place 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. He is currently ranked No. 1 in the world (as of 6 June 2016).

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.

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. He was the flagbearer for Georgia during the Parade of Nations.


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