# Avtandili Tchrikishvili

Avtandili Tchrikishvili (Georgian: ავთანდილ ჭრიკიშვილი; born 18 March 1991) is a Georgian judoka who has been a former world champion. 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. As of 6 June 2016, he was ranked No. 1 in the world.

## 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.
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 the 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 2016 Parade of Nations.

## Achievements

| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
| 2016 | European Judo Championships | 2nd | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2016 | Grand Slam Paris | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2015 | Grand Slam Tokyo | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2015 | European Judo Championships | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2014 | World Judo Championships | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2014 | European Judo Championships | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2014 | Grand Slam Paris | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2014 | ECCO Team Challenge | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2013 | World Judo Championships | 2nd | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2013 | European Judo Championships | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2012 | Georgian Championships Tbilisi | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2012 | European Championships for Clubs men Istanbul | 3rd | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2012 | PJC World Cup Buenos Aires | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2012 | European Team Championships Chelyabinsk | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2012 | World Cup Tbilisi | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2011 | IJF World Cup Apia | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2011 | World Cup Bucharest | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2011 | European Team Championships Istanbul | 3rd | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2011 | World Cup Tbilisi | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2010 | Georgian Championships Tbilisi | 3rd | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships U20 Agadir | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2010 | European U20 Championships Samokov | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2010 | EJU European Cup Top Junior U20 Prague | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2010 | Georgian U20 Championships Tbilisi | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2010 | International Junior Tournament 'Attila Cup' Baku | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2010 | European U20 Cup Mudania "Iliadis Cup" | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2009 | European U20 Championships Yerevan | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2009 | EJU Junior Tour U20 Izmir 'Cehat Sener' | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2009 | EJU Top Junior Tour U20 Paks | 3rd | Middleweight (−90 kg) |
| 2009 | Georgian U20 Championships Tbilisi | 1st | Middleweight (−81 kg) |
| 2008 | EJU Top Junior Tour U20 Prague | 3rd | Middleweight (−81 kg) |