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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 | |
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| IOC code | GEO |
| NOC | Georgian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 56th |
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| 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 Gamesedit
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Medals by Summer sport
edit Leading in that sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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 Judo | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
 Wrestling | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
 Weightlifting | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
 Boxing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Shooting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 13 | 15 | 19 | 47 |
List of medalists
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Flagbearers
editChange medalists
edit- Giorgi Gogshelidze from bronze to silver (Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 96 kg)
- Arsen Kasabiev from 4th place to silver (Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 94 kg)
Disqualified medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Silver |
Davit Modzmanashvili | Wrestling | Men's 120 kg | 11 August 2012 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Olympedia – Georgia (GEO)". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Avtandili Tchrikishvili Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
External links
edit- "Georgia". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Georgia". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/GEO". olympanalyt.com.