Georgia at the Olympics

Georgia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Georgia IOC code  GEO NOC Georgian National Olympic Committee Website www.geonoc.org.ge (Georgian) (English)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Winter Games
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992)

Georgia first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then.

Previously, Georgian athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988, and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Georgia was part of the Unified Team in 1992.

Georgian athletes have won a total of eighteen medals, mostly in judo and wrestling.

The Georgian National Olympic Committee was created in 1989 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1952–1988 as part of the  Soviet Union (URS) 1992 Barcelona as part of the  Unified Team (EUN) 1996 Atlanta 34 0 0 2 2 68 2000 Sydney 36 0 0 6 6 68 2004 Athens 32 2 2 0 4 32 2008 Beijing 35 3 0 3 6 27 2012 London 35 1 3 3 7 39 Total 6 5 14 25 59

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1952–1988 as part of the  Soviet Union (URS) 1992 Albertville did not participate 1994 Lillehammer 5 0 0 0 0 – 1998 Nagano 4 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 4 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 3 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 8 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 4 0 0 0 0 – Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Wrestling	2	4	9	15
Judo	3	1	2	6
Weightlifting	1	0	1	2
Boxing	0	0	1	1
Shooting	0	0	1	1
Total	6	5	14	25

Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
03 ! Bronze	Liparteliani, SosoSoso Liparteliani	1996 Atlanta	Judo	Men's half middleweight
03 ! Bronze	Kurtanidze, EldarEldar Kurtanidze	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men's freestyle light heavyweight
03 ! Bronze	Chanturia, VladimerVladimer Chanturia	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
03 ! Bronze	Vazagashvili, GiorgiGiorgi Vazagashvili	2000 Sydney	Judo	Men's half lightweight
03 ! Bronze	Asanidze, GeorgeGeorge Asanidze	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Men's light heavyweight
03 ! Bronze	Kurtanidze, EldarEldar Kurtanidze	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's freestyle heavyweight
03 ! Bronze	Chachua, AkakiAkaki Chachua	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
03 ! Bronze	Vakhtangadze, MukhranMukhran Vakhtangadze	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
01 ! Gold	Zviadauri, ZurabZurab Zviadauri	2004 Athens	Judo	Men's middleweight
01 ! Gold	Asanidze, GeorgeGeorge Asanidze	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's light heavyweight
02 ! Silver	Khergiani, NestorNestor Khergiani	2004 Athens	Judo	Men's extra lightweight
02 ! Silver	Nozadze, RamazRamaz Nozadze	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
01 ! Gold	Tsirekidze, IrakliIrakli Tsirekidze	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's 90 kg
01 ! Gold	Kvirkelia, ManucharManuchar Kvirkelia	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
01 ! Gold	Mindorashvili, RevaziRevazi Mindorashvili	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 84 kg
03 ! Bronze	Salukvadze, NinoNino Salukvadze	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Women's 10 metre air pistol
03 ! Bronze	Tushishvili, OtarOtar Tushishvili	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 66 kg
03 ! Bronze	Gogshelidze, GeorgeGeorge Gogshelidze	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 96 kg
01 ! Gold	Shavdatuashvili, LashaLasha Shavdatuashvili	2012 London	Judo	Men's 66 kg
02 ! Silver	Lashkhi, RevazRevaz Lashkhi	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
02 ! Silver	Khinchegashvili, VladimerVladimer Khinchegashvili	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 55 kg
02 ! Silver	Modzmanashvili, DavitDavit Modzmanashvili	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 120 kg
03 ! Bronze	Tskhadaia, ManucharManuchar Tskhadaia	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
03 ! Bronze	Marsagishvili, DatoDato Marsagishvili	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 84 kg
03 ! Bronze	Gogshelidze, GeorgeGeorge Gogshelidze	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 96 kg

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Georgia (country)
• Georgia at the Paralympics
• Nodar Kumaritashvili

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-18. 
• "Georgian National Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-12-20.