# 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.
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 sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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

| 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 | Giorgi Vazagashvili | 2000 Sydney | Judo | Men's 66 kg |
| Bronze | Vladimer Chanturia | 2000 Sydney | Boxing | Heavyweight |
| 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 |
| Gold | Lasha Bekauri | 2024 Paris | Judo | Men's 90 kg |
| Gold | Geno Petriashvili | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 125 kg |
| Gold | Lasha Talakhadze | 2024 Paris | Weightlifting | Men's +102 kg |
| Silver | Tato Grigalashvili | 2024 Paris | Judo | Men's 81 kg |
| Silver | Ilia Sulamanidze | 2024 Paris | Judo | Men's 100 kg |
| Silver | Givi Matcharashvili | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 97 kg |
| Bronze | Lasha Guruli | 2024 Paris | 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 |
| 2020 Tokyo | Lasha Talakhadze | Weightlifting |
| 2024 Paris | Nino Salukvadze | Shooting |
| 2024 Paris | 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

* 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

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