Georgia at the 2008 Summer Olympics - 35 athletes in 11 sports.
| Georgia at the Olympics | ||||
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| IOC Code | Geo | |||
| NOC | Georgian Olympic Committee | |||
| Beijing Olympic Games | ||||
| Athletes | 35 in 11 sports | |||
| Standard bearer | Ramaz Nozadze | |||
| Medals Place 27 | Gold 3 | Silver 0 | Bronze 3 | Total 6 |
| Participation in the Summer Olympics | ||||
| 1996 β’ 2000 β’ 2004 β’ 2008 β’ 2012 β’ 2016 | ||||
| Participation in the Winter Olympics | ||||
| 1994 β’ 1998 β’ 2002 β’ 2006 β’ 2010 β’ 2014 β’ 2018 | ||||
| see also | ||||
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Gold
| Gold | ||
| # | Athletes) | Type of sport (discipline) |
| one | Manuchar Quirquelia | Greco-Roman wrestling , up to 74 kg |
| 2 | Irakli Tsirekidze | Judo , up to 90 kg |
| 3 | Revaz Mindorashvili | Freestyle wrestling , men, up to 84 kg |
Bronze
| Bronze | ||
| # | Athletes) | Type of sport (discipline) |
| one | Nino Salukvadze | Shooting , air gun, 10 m |
| 2 | George Gogshelidze | Freestyle wrestling , men, up to 96 kg |
| 3 | Otar Tushishvili | Freestyle wrestling , men, up to 66 kg |
Composition of the Georgian Olympic Team
Archery
- Athletes - 2
- Women's Individual Tournament
- Khatuna Narimanidze
- Christina Esebua
Boxing
- Athletes - 2
- Up to 57 kg
- Nicolos Izoria
- Up to 69 kg
- Kahaber Zhvania
Shooting
- Athletes - 1
- Women. Air gun, 10 m
- Nino Salukvadze
Judo
- Athletes - 7
- Up to 60 kg
- Nestor Hergiani
- Up to 66 kg
- Zaza Kedelashvili
- Up to 73 kg
- David Kekhvishvili
- Up to 81 kg
- Saba Gavashevishvili
- Up to 90 kg
- Irakli Tsirekidze
- Up to 100 kg
- Levan Giorgoliani
- From 100 kg
- Lasha Gugezhiani
Trampoline jumping
- Athletes - 1
- Luba Golovin
Gymnastics
- Athletes - 1
- Ilya Giorgadze
Fight
- Athletes - 10
- Free-style wrestling among men
- 55 kg Besarion Gochashvili
- 66 kg Otar Tushishvili
- 74 kg Gela Sakhirashvili
- 84 kg Revaz Mindorashvili
- 96 kg George Gogshelidze
- Greek Roman
- 55 kg Lasha Gogitadze
- 60 kg David Bedinadze
- 74 kg Manuchar Quirquelia
- 84 kg Badri Hasay
- 96 kg Ramaz Backze
Swimming
- Athletes - 2
- Irakli Revishvili
- Anna Salnikova
Beach Volley
- Athletes - 4
- Men
- Renato Gomez and George Terceiro
- Women
- Christina Santanna and Andreza Martins
Athletics
- Athletes - 2
- David Hilariani
- Mariam Kevkhishvili
Weightlifting
- Athletes - 3
- Men
- 85 kg Raul Tsirekidze
- 94 kg. Arsen Kasabiev
- 105 kg Albert Kuzilov
Georgian Olympics Protest
On August 9, Georgian President M. Saakashvili announced that athletes from the Georgian Olympic team located in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics , in connection with the Ossetian war, β are going to hold a protest rally to attract world attention to what is happening in Georgia today. According to the charter of the Olympic Committee, this will entail the disqualification of athletes . β [1] On the same day, the Georgian Olympic team, after meeting with the wife of the Georgian president, Dutch citizen Sandra Rulovs , announced that she was leaving the Olympics. The Georgian Olympic team, in accordance with the Olympic charter, could be disqualified for eight years. [2] In fact, the Georgian team stayed at the Olympics and participated in competitions on August 10. Reportedly, βafter a convincing requestβ by President Saakashvili, who had called the Olympians the day before to leave the Games, the athletes changed their minds and continued to participate in the Olympics. [3]
Notes
- β Saakashvili: Georgian athletes will leave the Olympics . SportWeek (August 9, 2008). Date of treatment August 10, 2008.
- β Members of the Georgian Olympic team leave Beijing . Business newspaper "Vzglyad" (August 9, 2008). Date of treatment August 10, 2008. Archived August 24, 2011.
- β Georgian Olympic team remains in Beijing . Interfax (August 9, 2008). Date of treatment August 11, 2008.