# Georgia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Georgia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Georgian National Olympic Committee (GNOC) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the post-Soviet era. A total of 32 athletes, 26 men and 6 women, competed in 10 different sports.
The Georgian team featured four bronze medalists from the previous games: weightlifter Giorgi Asanidze, and wrestlers Akaki Chachua, Eldar Kurtanidze, and Mukhran Vakhtangadze. Among these medalists, Asanidze managed to beat his opponents and overhaul the host nation's defending champion Pyrros Dimas for the gold in the men's 85 kg class. Other notable athletes included pistol shooter and 1988 Olympic champion Nino Salukvadze, who participated in her fifth games under three different banners (the other two were Soviet Union and the Unified Team) as the oldest and most experienced member of the contingent, and judoka and world champion Zurab Zviadauri, who was appointed by GNOC to be the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Georgia left Athens with a total of four medals (two golds and two silver). These medals were officially awarded to Asanidze, Zviadauri, lightweight judoka Nestor Khergiani, and Greco-Roman wrestler Ramaz Nozadze.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Zurab Zviadauri | Judo | Men's 90 kg | August 18 |
| Gold | Giorgi Asanidze | Weightlifting | Men's 85 kg | August 21 |
| Silver | Nestor Khergiani | Judo | Men's 60 kg | August 14 |
| Silver | Ramaz Nozadze | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg | August 26 |

## Archery

Georgia has qualified two spots in the women's individual archery.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kristine Esebua | Women's individual | 636 | 22 | Kumari (IND) L 149–153 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Khatuna Narimanidze | Women's individual | 620 | 41 | Gallardo (ESP) L 132–148 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

Georgian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| David Ilariani | 110 m hurdles | 13.72 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Julia Dubina | Triple jump | 13.36 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mariam Kevkhishvili | Shot put | 15.06 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Georgia sent two boxers to Athens. They both were defeated in the round of 16, after one victory and one bye in the round of 32. Their combined record was 1-2.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nikoloz Izoria | Flyweight | Cherif (TUN) W 24–14 | Aslanov (AZE) L 21–27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Konstantine Kupatadze | Featherweight | Bye | Kim S-G (PRK) L 14–25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Ilia Giorgadze | All-around | 9.437 | 9.100 | 9.450 | 9.350 | 9.600 | 9.075 | 56.012 | 22 Q | 8.737 | 9.587 | 9.487 | 9.337 | 9.662 | 8.462 | 55.272 | 22 |

### Trampoline

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Rusudan Khoperia | Women's | 62.5 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nestor Khergiani | −60 kg | Uematsu (ESP) W 1001–0010 | Donbay (KAZ) W 0010–0000 | Stanev (RUS) W 0120–0010 | Akhondzadeh (IRI) W 0122–0011 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Nomura (JPN) L 0001–0100 | |
| David Margoshvili | −66 kg | Georgiev (BUL) L 0012–1010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Demirel (TUR) W 0120–0010 | Kipshakbayev (KAZ) W 0010–0001 | Lencina (ARG) W 1000–0000 | Arencibia (CUB) L 0000–0200 | 5 |
| David Kevkhishvili | −73 kg | Takamatsu (JPN) W 0101–0010 | Makarov (RUS) L 0000–0221 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Alexanidis (GRE) W 1001–0001 | Damdin (MGL) W 0011–0010 | Guilheiro (BRA) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Grigol Mamrikishvili | −81 kg | Budõlin (EST) L 0100–0110 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zurab Zviadauri | −90 kg | Lepre (ITA) W 1000–0000 | Taov (RUS) W 1001–0001 | Demontfaucon (FRA) W 0010–0000 | Gordon (GBR) W 1000–0020 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Izumi (JPN) W 1001–0000 | |
| Iveri Jikurauli | −100 kg | Odkhüü (MGL) W 1000–0000 | Belgroun (ALG) W 1010–0001 | Makarau (BLR) L 0001–0011 | Did not advance | Bye | Zhitkeyev (KAZ) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lasha Gujejiani | +100 kg | Tataroğlu (TUR) L 0000–1011 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Nino Salukvadze | 10 m air pistol | 382 | =10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nino Salukvadze | 25 m pistol | 580 | 8 Q | 678.3 | 8 |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Zurab Khomasuridze | 200 m freestyle | 1:58.02 | 58 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Giorgi Asanidze | Men's −85 kg | 177.5 | 2 | 205 | =1 | 382.5 | |
| Arsen Kasabiev | Men's −94 kg | 155 | =18 | 207.5 | =10 | 362.5 | 14 |

## Wrestling
### Key

* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| David Pogosian | −60 kg | Pürevbaatar (MGL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Guerrero (USA) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | 1 Q | Quintana (CUB) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Sissaouri (CAN) W 5–0 $^{VB}$ | 5 |
| Otar Tushishvili | −66 kg | Rondón (CUB) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | Tedeyev (UKR) L 0–5 $^{VB}$ | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 21 |
| Gela Saghirashvili | −74 kg | Williams (USA) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Hajizadeh (IRI) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
| Revaz Mindorashvili | −84 kg | Loizidis (GRE) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Aka-Akesse (FRA) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |
| Eldar Kurtanidze | −96 kg | Heidari (IRI) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Jaoude (BRA) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |
| Alex Modebadze | −120 kg | Aubéli (HUN) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Kuramagomedov (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Irakli Chochua | −55 kg | Yıldız (TUR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Adomaitis (LTU) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | — | 1 Q | Vakulenko (UKR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Rivas (CUB) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | 6 |
| Akaki Chachua | −60 kg | Fucile (ITA) W 4–0 $^{ST}$ | Koizhaiganov (KAZ) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | — | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Manuchar Kvirkvelia | −66 kg | Eroğlu (TUR) L 0–5 $^{EV}$ | Vardanyan (UKR) L 0–5 $^{EV}$ | Izquierdo (COL) L 0–5 $^{EV}$ | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 18 |
| Mukhran Vakhtangadze | −84 kg | Abdelfatah (EGY) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Vering (USA) L 0–5 $^{VB}$ | — | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 18 |
| Ramaz Nozadze | −96 kg | Englich (GER) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Saldadze (UKR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | — | 1 Q | Koguashvili (RUS) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Hashemzadeh (IRI) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Gaber (EGY) L 0–4 $^{ST}$ | |
| Mirian Giorgadze | −120 kg | Bengtsson (SWE) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Tsurtsumia (KAZ) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Koutsioumpas (GRE) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 15 |