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
8
Silver
8
Bronze
17
Total
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
Wrestling351018
Judo3238
Weightlifting2125
Boxing0011
Shooting0011
Total881733

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeSoso LipartelianiUnited States 1996 Atlanta JudoMen's 78 kg
 BronzeEldar KurtanidzeUnited States 1996 Atlanta WrestlingMen's freestyle 90 kg
 BronzeVladimer ChanturiaAustralia 2000 Sydney BoxingHeavyweight
 BronzeGiorgi VazagashviliAustralia 2000 Sydney JudoMen's 66 kg
 BronzeGiorgi AsanidzeAustralia 2000 Sydney WeightliftingMen's 85 kg
 BronzeEldar KurtanidzeAustralia 2000 Sydney WrestlingMen's freestyle 97 kg
 BronzeAkaki ChachuaAustralia 2000 Sydney WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 63 kg
 BronzeMukhran VakhtangadzeAustralia 2000 Sydney WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 85 kg
 GoldZurab ZviadauriGreece 2004 Athens JudoMen's 90 kg
 GoldGiorgi AsanidzeGreece 2004 Athens WeightliftingMen's 85 kg
 SilverNestor KhergianiGreece 2004 Athens JudoMen's 60 kg
 SilverRamaz NozadzeGreece 2004 Athens WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 96 kg
 GoldIrakli TsirekidzeChina 2008 Beijing JudoMen's 90 kg
 GoldManuchar KvirkveliaChina 2008 Beijing WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 74 kg
 GoldRevaz MindorashviliChina 2008 Beijing WrestlingMen's freestyle 84 kg
 SilverGiorgi GogshelidzeChina 2008 Beijing WrestlingMen's freestyle 96 kg
 SilverArsen KasabievChina 2008 Beijing WeightliftingMen's 94 kg
 BronzeNino SalukvadzeChina 2008 Beijing ShootingWomen's 10 metre air pistol
 BronzeOtar TushishviliChina 2008 Beijing WrestlingMen's freestyle 66 kg
 GoldLasha ShavdatuashviliUnited Kingdom 2012 London JudoMen's 66 kg
 SilverRevaz LashkhiUnited Kingdom 2012 London WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 60 kg
 SilverVladimer KhinchegashviliUnited Kingdom 2012 London WrestlingMen's freestyle 55 kg
 SilverDavit ModzmanashviliUnited Kingdom 2012 London WrestlingMen's freestyle 120 kg
 BronzeManuchar TskhadaiaUnited Kingdom 2012 London WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 66 kg
 BronzeDato MarsagishviliUnited Kingdom 2012 London WrestlingMen's freestyle 84 kg
 BronzeGiorgi GogshelidzeUnited Kingdom 2012 London WrestlingMen's freestyle 96 kg
 GoldLasha TalakhadzeBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro WeightliftingMen's +105 kg
 GoldVladimer KhinchegashviliBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro WrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg
 SilverVarlam LipartelianiBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro JudoMen's 90 kg
 BronzeLasha ShavdatuashviliBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro JudoMen's 73 kg
 BronzeShmagi BolkvadzeBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 66 kg
 BronzeIrakli TurmanidzeBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro WeightliftingMen's +105 kg
 BronzeGeno PetriashviliBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro WrestlingMen's freestyle 125 kg

Flagbearers

See also

  • "Georgia". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Georgia". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24.
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