Irakli Tsirekidze

{{Short description|Georgian judoka (born 1982)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|3 May 1982}}

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| country = Georgia

| weight_class = –90 kg, –100 kg

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| worlds_rank = 1

| worlds_year = 2007

| worlds_weight = Men's 90 kg

| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 2

| regionals_year = 2007

| regionals_weight = Men's 90 kg

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| olympics_rank = 1

| olympics_year = 2008

| olympics_weight = Men's 90 kg

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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{GEO}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|G| 2008 Beijing | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2006 Paris | Men's team }}

{{Medal|G| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2008 Tokyo | Men's team }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Paris | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2007 Minsk | Men's team }}

{{Medal|S| 2007 Belgrade | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2008 Lisbon | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Istanbul | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}

{{Medal|G| 2012 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Paris | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}

{{Medal|B| 2009 Hamburg | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}

| updated = 30 May 2023

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Irakli Tsirekidze ({{lang-ka|ირაკლი ცირეკიძე }}) (born 3 May 1982{{Cite web |title=JudoInside - Irakli Tsirekidze Judoka |url=https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/20836/Irakli_Tsirekidze/judo-career |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=www.judoinside.com}}) is a Georgian judoka.

On 15 September 2007, he won a gold medal at the world judo championships beating Greek Ilias Iliadis by yuko.[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g_ZMAkIccRBEvUENxjbeOaZXt85Q France win more medals at world judo championships] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520103454/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g_ZMAkIccRBEvUENxjbeOaZXt85Q |date=20 May 2011}}. AFP. 15 September 2007.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal with beating Algerian Amar Benikhlef in the final.{{cite Sports-Reference}}

He became head coach of the Georgian National Judo Team after the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.