Georgia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Georgia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Georgia
IOC code  GEO
NOC Georgian National Olympic Committee
Website www.geonoc.org.ge (Georgian) (English)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 35 in 9 sports
Medals Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Georgia is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Archery

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Georgian archers qualified each for the women's events after having secured a top eight finish in the team recurve at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1][2]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
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Women's individual





Women's team N/A

Athletics

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Georgian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]

Canoeing

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Sprint

Georgia has qualified a single boat in men's C-1 200 m for the Games by virtue of a top two national finish at the 2016 European Qualification Regatta in Duisburg, Germany, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.[5]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Zaza Nadiradze Men's C-1 200 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Fencing

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Georgia has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition, signifying the nation's sporting comeback for the first time since 1996. Sandro Bazadze had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's sabre by finishing among the top four individuals at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
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Sandro Bazadze Individual sabre

Gymnastics

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Rhythmic

Georgia has qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around by finishing in the top 15 at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[6]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Salome Pazhava Individual

Trampoline

Georgia has qualified one gymnast in the women's trampoline by virtue of a top eight finish at the 2015 World Championships in Odense, Denmark.[7]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Luba Golovina Women's

Judo

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Georgia has qualified a total of eight judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. All seven men (Papinashvili, Margvelashvili, Tchrikishvili, and Gviniashvili) were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Dutch-born Esther Stam at women's middleweight (70 kg) became the nation's first ever female in the sport, earning a continental quota spot from the European region as Georgia's top-ranked judoka based on World Ranking points.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
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Result
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Rank
Amiran Papinashvili −60 kg
Vazha Margvelashvili −66 kg
−73 kg
Avtandili Tchrikishvili −81 kg
Varlam Liparteliani −90 kg
Beka Gviniashvili −100 kg
+100 kg
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
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Esther Stam −70 kg

Shooting

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Georgian shooters have qualified for the following events by virtue of their best finish at the 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained the minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[8]

Three-time pistol shooting medalist and incoming eight-time Olympian Nino Salukvadze joined her son Tsotne Machavariani to be officially named to the Georgian team, making them the first ever mother-son tandem in history to compete together at the same edition of the Games.[9]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Tsotne Machavariani 10 m air pistol
50 m pistol
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Nino Salukvadze 10 m air pistol N/A
25 m pistol

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Weightlifting

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Georgian weightlifters have qualified three men's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Men's
Men's
Men's

Wrestling

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Georgia has qualified a total of eleven wrestlers for each the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. Four of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in all men's freestyle events (except 65 & 74 kg) at the 2015 World Championships, while four more Olympic berths were awarded to Georgian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament.[10]

Three further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Georgian roster in separate World Qualification Tournaments; one of them in men's Greco-Roman 98 kg at the initial meet in Ulaanbaatar, and two more at the final meet in Istanbul.

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
Opposition
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Vladimer Khinchegashvili −57 kg
Zurabi Iakobishvili −65 kg
Jakob Makarashvili −74 kg
Sandro Aminashvili −86 kg
Elizbar Odikadze −97 kg
Geno Petriashvili −125 kg
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
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Shmagi Bolkvadze −66 kg
Zurabi Datunashvili −75 kg
Robert Kobliashvili −85 kg
Revazi Nadareishvili −98 kg
Iakob Kajaia −130 kg

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