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Irakli Tsirekidze (Georgian: ირაკლი ცირეკიძე ) (born 3 May 1982) is a Georgian judoka.
On September 15, 2007, he won a gold medal at world judo championship beating Greek Ilias Iliadis by yuko.
At 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 2016 Rio Olympic Games.