Georgia at the Olympics

Georgia at the
Olympics

IOC code GEO
NOC Georgian National Olympic Committee
Website www.geonoc.org.ge (in Georgian) (in English)
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
8 8 17 33
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
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 33 medals, mostly in wrestling, judo and weightlifting.

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

Medal tables

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Wrestling 3 5 10 18
Judo 3 2 3 8
Weightlifting 2 1 2 5
Boxing 0 0 1 1
Shooting 0 0 1 1
Total 8 8 17 33

Lost medals

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldDavid KhakhaleishviliSpain 1992 Barcelona Judo +95 kg
 GoldKakhi KakhiashviliSpain 1992 Barcelona Weightlifting90 kg
 GoldLeri KhabelovSpain 1992 Barcelona Wrestling100 kg
 BronzeDavid GobejishviliSpain 1992 Barcelona Wrestling130 kg
 BronzeGogi KoguashviliSpain 1992 Barcelona Wrestling90 kg
 BronzeRamaz PalianiSpain 1992 Barcelona Boxing57 kg
 BronzeLeila Meskhi Spain 1992 Barcelona TennisWomen's doubles
 BronzeKhatuna KvrivishviliSpain 1992 Barcelona ArcheryWomen's team

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Bronze Soso Liparteliani United States 1996 Atlanta Judo Men's 78 kg
 Bronze Eldar Kurtanidze United States 1996 Atlanta Wrestling Men's freestyle 90 kg
 Bronze Vladimer Chanturia Australia 2000 Sydney Boxing Heavyweight
 Bronze Giorgi Vazagashvili Australia 2000 Sydney Judo Men's 66 kg
 Bronze Giorgi Asanidze Australia 2000 Sydney Weightlifting Men's 85 kg
 Bronze Eldar Kurtanidze Australia 2000 Sydney Wrestling Men's freestyle 97 kg
 Bronze Akaki Chachua Australia 2000 Sydney Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg
 Bronze Mukhran Vakhtangadze Australia 2000 Sydney Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg
 Gold Zurab Zviadauri Greece 2004 Athens Judo Men's 90 kg
 Gold Giorgi Asanidze Greece 2004 Athens Weightlifting Men's 85 kg
 Silver Nestor Khergiani Greece 2004 Athens Judo Men's 60 kg
 Silver Ramaz Nozadze Greece 2004 Athens Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg
 Gold Irakli Tsirekidze China 2008 Beijing Judo Men's 90 kg
 Gold Manuchar Kvirkvelia China 2008 Beijing Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
 Gold Revaz Mindorashvili China 2008 Beijing Wrestling Men's freestyle 84 kg
 Silver Giorgi Gogshelidze China 2008 Beijing WrestlingMen's freestyle 96 kg
 Silver Arsen Kasabiev China 2008 Beijing Weightlifting Men's 94 kg
 Bronze Nino Salukvadze China 2008 Beijing ShootingWomen's 10 metre air pistol
 Bronze Otar Tushishvili China 2008 Beijing WrestlingMen's freestyle 66 kg
 Gold Lasha Shavdatuashvili United Kingdom 2012 London Judo Men's 66 kg
 Silver Revaz Lashkhi United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
 Silver Vladimer Khinchegashvili United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling Men's freestyle 55 kg
 Silver Davit Modzmanashvili United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling Men's freestyle 120 kg
 Bronze Manuchar Tskhadaia United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
 Bronze Dato Marsagishvili United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling Men's freestyle 84 kg
 Bronze Giorgi Gogshelidze United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling Men's freestyle 96 kg
 Gold Lasha Talakhadze Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Weightlifting Men's +105 kg
 Gold Vladimer Khinchegashvili Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg
 Silver Varlam Liparteliani Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Judo Men's 90 kg
 Bronze Lasha Shavdatuashvili Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Judo Men's 73 kg
 Bronze Shmagi Bolkvadze Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
 Bronze Irakli Turmanidze Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Weightlifting Men's +105 kg
 Bronze Geno Petriashvili Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling Men's freestyle 125 kg

Flagbearers

See also

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