Avtandil Tchrikishvili


Avtandil Tchrikishvili 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.

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.
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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