Georgia at the Olympics

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Georgia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Georgia IOC code  GEO NOC Georgian National Olympic Committee
Olympic history
Summer Games
1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006
Other related appearances
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 twelve medals, mostly in judo and wrestling.

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

Contents 1 Medalists 2 Medal tables 2.1 Medals by Games 2.2 Medals by sport 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Liparteliani, SosoSoso Liparteliani	1996 Atlanta	Judo	Men's half middleweight
3 Bronze	Kurtanidze, EldarEldar Kurtanidze	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men's freestyle light heavyweight
3 Bronze	Chanturia, VladimerVladimer Chanturia	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
3 Bronze	Vazagashvili, GiorgiGiorgi Vazagashvili	2000 Sydney	Judo	Men's half lightweight
3 Bronze	Asanidze, GeorgeGeorge Asanidze	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Men's light heavyweight
3 Bronze	Kurtanidze, EldarEldar Kurtanidze	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's freestyle heavyweight
3 Bronze	Chachua, AkakiAkaki Chachua	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
3 Bronze	Vakhtangadze, MukhranMukhran Vakhtangadze	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
1 Gold	Zviadauri, ZurabZurab Zviadauri	2004 Athens	Judo	Men's middleweight
1 Gold	Asanidze, GeorgeGeorge Asanidze	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's light heavyweight
2 Silver	Khergiani, NestorNestor Khergiani	2004 Athens	Judo	Men's extra lightweight
2 Silver	Nozadze, RamazRamaz Nozadze	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

[edit] Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

[edit] Medals by Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1994 Lillehammer	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	0	0	2	2
1998 Nagano	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	0	0	6	6
2002 Salt Lake City	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	2	2	0	4
2006 Turin	0	0	0	0
Total	2	2	8	12

[edit] Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Judo	1	1	2	4
Weightlifting	1	0	1	2
Wrestling	0	1	4	5
Boxing	0	0	1	1
Total	2	2	8	12

[edit] See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Georgia (country)

[edit] References

• Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
• Georgian National Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.

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