# Georgia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Georgia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of the results of all of the athletes who qualified for the Olympics and were nominated by Georgian National Olympic Committee. Georgia was represented in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by 35 sportsmen and sportswomen in total of 11 different sporting events. The Games had a dramatic start for Georgia, as well as for Russia, due to the onset of the 2008 South Ossetia war at the very start of the Games. Georgian athletes won three gold, two silver, and three bronze medals during the games.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Manuchar Kvirkvelia | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| Gold | Irakli Tsirekidze | Judo | Men's 90 kg |
| Gold | Revazi Mindorashvili | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 84 kg |
| Silver | Giorgi Gogshelidze | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 96 kg |
| Silver | Arsen Kasabiev | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg |
| Bronze | Otar Tushishvili | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 66 kg |
| Bronze | Nino Salukvadze | Shooting | Women's 10 m air pistol |

## Archery

Georgia sent archers to the Olympics for the fourth time, seeking its first Olympic medal in the sport. Khatuna Narimanidze and Kristine Esebua (both veterans of the 2004 Olympics) earned the nation two spots in the women's competition by placing 5th and 30th in the women's individual competition at the 2007 Outdoor World Target Championships.
| 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 |
| Kristina Esebua | Women's individual | 643 | 17 | Hayashi (JPN) W 102 (9)–102 (8) | Romantzi (GRE) L 102 (9)–102 (10) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Khatuna Narimanidze | Women's individual | 663 | 4 | Dema (BHU) W 107–97 | Brito (VEN) W 111–98 | Avitia (MEX) L 108–109 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics
### 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

### Men

| 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 | 13.75 | 6 q | 13.74 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Mariam Kevkhishvili | Shot put | 15.99 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Georgia qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Both boxers qualified at the second European continental qualifying tournament.
| 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 | Featherweight | Batshegi (BOT) W 14–4 | Imranov (AZE) L 9–18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kakhaber Zhvania | Welterweight | Andrade (USA) L 9–11 | Did not advance | 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 | Floor | 14.625 | — | — | — | — | — | 14.625 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ilia Giorgadze | Parallel bars | — | — | — | — | 15.150 | — | 15.150 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Trampoline

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Luba Golovina | Women's | 64.90 | 5 Q | 36.10 | 6 |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | 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 | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nestor Khergiani | −60 kg | Bye | Dragin (FRA) L 0010–0101 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Yekutiel (ISR) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zaza Kedelashvili | −66 kg | Bye | Ungvári (HUN) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Kevkhishvili | −73 kg | — | Toma (MDA) W 0021–0010 | Kim C (PRK) L 0110–0111 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Saba Gavashelishvili | −81 kg | Neto (POR) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Irakli Tsirekidze | −90 kg | — | Bye | Mesbah (EGY) W 0010–0001 | Mammadov (AZE) W 1000–0000 | Pershin (RUS) W 1002–0000 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Benikhlef (ALG) W 0001–0000 | |
| Levan Zhorzholiani | −100 kg | — | Cousins (GBR) W 0010–0000 | Miraliyev (AZE) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Azzoun (ALG) W 1001–0001 | Brata (ROU) W 1001–0000 | Jang S (KOR) W 0021–0020 | Grol (NED) L 0000–0020 | 5 |
| Lasha Gujejiani | +100 kg | Bye | Blas Jr. (GUM) W 0200–0001 | McCormick (USA) W 1000–0000 | Roudaki (IRI) W 0011–0000 | Ishii (JPN) L 0000–1011 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Riner (FRA) L 0000–1011 | 5 |

## Shooting

On 10 August 2008, Nino Salukvadze made international headlines as she kissed and hugged with Russian silver medalist Natalia Paderina after the 10m air pistol medal ceremony while Georgia and Russia were fighting over South Ossetia.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Nino Salukvadze | 10 m air pistol | 386 | 4 | 487.4 | |
| Nino Salukvadze | 25 m pistol | 580 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Irakli Revishvili | 200 m freestyle | 1:53.60 | 53 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Anna Salnikova | 100 m breaststroke | 1:21.70 | 48 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Volleyball
### Beach

Both Georgian teams were composed of Brazilians who became Georgian citizens to compete in Olympic beach volleyball. The players' nicknames echoed the name of the country, the men in English ("Geor and "Gia"), and the women in Georgian ("Saka" and "Rtvelo"). Beach volleyball proved to be the most notable moment for the Georgian team when their women defeated Russian opponents. The added notability to this game stemmed from the military conflict with Russia over South Ossetia.
The men were ranked seventeenth, and were playing in Pool C against pairs from Brazil, Australia and Angola. The women are ranked 23rd in the Olympic qualifying rankings, and were the last team to earn entry from the rankings list. They were playing in Pool C against pairs from Brazil, Australia and Russia.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Renato "Geor" Gomes Jorge "Gia" Terceiro | Men's | Pool C Schacht – Slack (AUS) L 0 – 2 (17–21, 19–21) Ricardo – Emanuel (BRA) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 17–21) Fernandes - Morais (ANG) W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–13) | 3 Q | Doppler – Gartmayer (AUT) W 2 – 1 (19–21, 21–16, 15–13) | Nummerdor - Schuil (NED) W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–19) | Dalhausser – Rogers (USA) L 0 – 2 (11–21, 13–21) | Ricardo - Emanuel (BRA) L 0 – 2 (15–21, 10–21) | 4 |
| Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins Cristine "Saka" Santanna | Women's | Pool C Ana Paula – Larissa (BRA) L 1 – 2 (25–23, 17–21, 5–15) Barnett - Cook (AUS) L 0 – 2 (18–21, 12–21) Shiryaeva – Uryadova (RUS) W 2 – 1 (10–21, 22–20, 15–12) Lucky Losers Mouha – van Breedam (BEL) L 0 – 2 (13–21, 19–21) | 3 | Did not advance | 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 |
| Raul Tsirek'idze | Men's −85 kg | 143 | 17 | — | — | 143 | DNF |
| Arsen Kasabiev | Men's −94 kg | 176 | 4 | 223 | 2 | 399 | |
| Albert Kuzilov | Men's −105 kg | 182 | 7 | 227 | 4 | 409 | 6 |
* Arsen Kasabiev originally finished fourth, but in January 2017, he was promoted to second place due to two disqualifications.

## 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 | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Besarion Gochashvili | −55 kg | Bye | Toarcă (ROU) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Cejudo (USA) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Velikov (BUL) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | 8 |
| Otar Tushishvili | −66 kg | Bye | Ikematsu (JPN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Barzakov (BUL) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Şahin (TUR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Garzón (CUB) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
| Gela Saghirashvili | −74 kg | Midana (GBS) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Haidarau (BLR) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Revazi Mindorashvili | −84 kg | Bye | Bichinashvili (GER) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Yenokyan (ARM) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Ketoev (RUS) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Abdusalomov (TJK) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
| Giorgi Gogshelidze | −96 kg | Bye | Krupnyakov (KGZ) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Ebrahimi (IRI) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Tigiyev (KAZ) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Batista (CUB) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | |
* Giorgi Gogshelidze originally finished third, but in November 2016, he was promoted to second place due to disqualification of Taimuraz Tigiyev.

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Lasha Gogitadze | −55 kg | Bye | Jiao Hf (CHN) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Amoyan (ARM) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| David Bedinadze | −60 kg | Nazaryan (BUL) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Manuchar Kvirkvelia | −74 kg | Bye | Guénot (FRA) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Schneider (GER) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Bácsi (HUN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Chang Yx (CHN) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | |
| Badri Khasaia | −84 kg | Bye | Avluca (TUR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Ramaz Nozadze | −96 kg | Bye | Tounousidis (GRE) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Švec (CZE) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |