The Most Famous
MARTIAL ARTS from Georgia
This page contains a list of the greatest Georgian Martial Arts. The pantheon dataset contains 179 Martial Arts, 2 of which were born in Georgia. This makes Georgia the birth place of the 20th most number of Martial Arts behind New Zealand, and Italy.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Georgian Martial Arts of all time. This list of famous Georgian Martial Arts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Irakli Tsirekidze (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 44.80, Irakli Tsirekidze is the most famous Georgian Martial Arts. His biography has been translated into 25 different languages on wikipedia.
Irakli Tsirekidze (Georgian: ირაკლი ცირეკიძე) (born 3 May 1982) is a Georgian judoka. On 15 September 2007, he won a gold medal at the world judo championships beating Greek Ilias Iliadis by yuko. At the 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 Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
2. Avtandil Tchrikishvili (b. 1991)
With an HPI of 37.37, Avtandil Tchrikishvili is the 2nd most famous Georgian Martial Arts. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
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.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Georgian martial arts born between 1982 and 1991. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Georgian martial arts include Irakli Tsirekidze, and Avtandil Tchrikishvili. As of April 2024, 2 new Georgian martial arts have been added to Pantheon including Irakli Tsirekidze, and Avtandil Tchrikishvili.
