Georgia at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Georgia at the Olympics
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IOC code	GEO
NOC	Georgian National Olympic Committee
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Medals Ranked 56th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 13 15 19 47
Summer appearances
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
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 40 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.

Medals

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 2 2 7 28 2012 London 35 1 2 3 6 40 2016 Rio de Janeiro 40 2 1 4 7 38 2020 Tokyo 35 2 5 1 8 33 2024 Paris 28 3 3 1 7 24 2028 Los Angeles Total 13 15 19 47 53

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 – 2018 Pyeongchang 4 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 9 0 0 0 0 - 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by Summer sport

     Leading in that sport

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Soso Liparteliani	1996 Atlanta	Judo	Men's 78 kg
3 Bronze	Eldar Kurtanidze		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 90 kg
3 Bronze	Giorgi Vazagashvili	2000 Sydney	Judo	Men's 66 kg
3 Bronze	Vladimer Chanturia		Boxing	Heavyweight
3 Bronze	Giorgi Asanidze		Weightlifting	Men's 85 kg
3 Bronze	Eldar Kurtanidze		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 97 kg
3 Bronze	Akaki Chachua		Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg
3 Bronze	Mukhran Vakhtangadze		Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg
1 Gold	Zurab Zviadauri	2004 Athens	Judo	Men's 90 kg
1 Gold	Giorgi Asanidze		Weightlifting	Men's 85 kg
2 Silver	Nestor Khergiani		Judo	Men's 60 kg
2 Silver	Ramaz Nozadze		Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg
1 Gold	Irakli Tsirekidze	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's 90 kg
1 Gold	Manuchar Kvirkvelia		Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
1 Gold	Revaz Mindorashvili		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 84 kg
2 Silver	Giorgi Gogshelidze		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 96 kg
2 Silver	Arsen Kasabiev		Weightlifting	Men's 94 kg
3 Bronze	Nino Salukvadze		Shooting	Women's 10 metre air pistol
3 Bronze	Otar Tushishvili		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 66 kg
1 Gold	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	2012 London	Judo	Men's 66 kg
2 Silver	Revaz Lashkhi		Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
2 Silver	Vladimer Khinchegashvili		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 55 kg
3 Bronze	Manuchar Tskhadaia		Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
3 Bronze	Dato Marsagishvili		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 84 kg
3 Bronze	Giorgi Gogshelidze		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 96 kg
1 Gold	Lasha Talakhadze	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Men's +105 kg
1 Gold	Vladimer Khinchegashvili		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 57 kg
2 Silver	Varlam Liparteliani		Judo	Men's 90 kg
3 Bronze	Lasha Shavdatuashvili		Judo	Men's 73 kg
3 Bronze	Shmagi Bolkvadze		Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
3 Bronze	Irakli Turmanidze		Weightlifting	Men's +105 kg
3 Bronze	Geno Petriashvili		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 125 kg
1 Gold	Lasha Bekauri	2020 Tokyo	Judo	Men's 90 kg
1 Gold	Lasha Talakhadze		Weightlifting	Men's +109 kg
2 Silver	Vazha Margvelashvili		Judo	Men's 66 kg
2 Silver	Lasha Shavdatuashvili		Judo	Men's 73 kg
2 Silver	Guram Tushishvili		Judo	Men's +100 kg
2 Silver	Iakob Kajaia		Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
2 Silver	Geno Petriashvili		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 125 kg
3 Bronze	Anton Pliesnoi		Weightlifting	Men's 96 kg
1 Gold	Lasha Bekauri	2024 Paris	Judo	Men's 90 kg
1 Gold	Geno Petriashvili		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 125 kg
1 Gold	Lasha Talakhadze		Weightlifting	Men's +102 kg
2 Silver	Tato Grigalashvili		Judo	Men's 81 kg
2 Silver	Ilia Sulamanidze		Judo	Men's 100 kg
2 Silver	Givi Matcharashvili		Wrestling	Men's freestyle 97 kg
3 Bronze	Lasha Guruli		Boxing	Men's lightweight

Flagbearers

Summer Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1996 Atlanta Giorgi Kandelaki Boxing 2000 Sydney Giorgi Asanidze Weightlifting 2004 Athens Zurab Zviadauri Judo 2008 Beijing Ramaz Nozadze Wrestling 2012 London Nino Salukvadze Shooting 2016 Rio de Janeiro Avtandil Tchrikishvili Judo 2020 Tokyo Nino Salukvadze Shooting Lasha Talakhadze Weightlifting 2024 Paris Nino Salukvadze Shooting Lasha Talakhadze Weightlifting

Winter Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1994 Lillehammer Zurab Dzhidzhishvili Alpine skiing 1998 Nagano Sofia Akhmeteli Alpine skiing 2002 Salt Lake City Sofia Akhmeteli Alpine skiing 2006 Turin Vakhtang Murvanidze Figure skating 2010 Vancouver Iason Abramashvili Alpine skiing 2014 Sochi Nino Tsiklauri Alpine skiing 2018 Pyeongchang Morisi Kvitelashvili Figure skating

Change medalists

1. Giorgi Gogshelidze from bronze to silver (Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 96 kg)
2. Arsen Kasabiev from 4th place to silver (Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 94 kg)

Disqualified medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
2 Silver	Davit Modzmanashvili	Wrestling	Men's 120 kg	11 August 2012

See also

In Spanish: Georgia en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• Georgian National Olympic Committee
• Olympic competitors for Georgia
• List of flag bearers for Georgia at the Olympics
• Georgia at the Paralympics