Georgia at the Olympics

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.

Georgia at the
Olympics
IOC codeGEO
NOCGeorgian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.geonoc.org.ge (in Georgian and English)
Medals
Ranked 57th
Gold
10
Silver
12
Bronze
18
Total
40
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

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

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Medals by Summer sport

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  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
  Judo45312
  Wrestling361019
  Weightlifting3137
  Boxing0011
  Shooting0011
Totals (5 entries)10121840

List of medalists

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

Flagbearers

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Change medalists

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  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

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

See also

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Notes

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  • "Georgia". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
  • "Georgia". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/GEO". olympanalyt.com.