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Avtandili Tchrikishvili

Avtandili Tchrikishvili

Georgian judoka (born 1991)

Avtandili Tchrikishvili (Georgian: ავთანდილ ჭრიკიშვილი; born 18 March 1991) is a Georgian judoka. 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] He is currently ranked No. 1 in the world (as of 6 June 2016).[2]

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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 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]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Avtandil Tchrikishvili named as best sportsman 2014". Agenda.ge. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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    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.
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    "Avtandil Tchrikishvili". London 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
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    "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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    "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

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