Georgia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
| Georgia at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | GEO |
| NOC | Georgian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 28 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Lasha Talakhadze & Nino Salukvadze |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Geno Petriashvili |
| Medals Ranked 24th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) | |
Georgia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
Guram Tushishvili was disqualified from Judo after committing unsportsmanlike conduct to eventual gold metalist Teddy Riner of France, resulting in his disqualification and being banned from partaking in future events.
Medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Lasha Bekauri | Judo | Men's 90 kg | 31 July |
| Gold |
Geno Petriashvili | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 125 kg | 10 August |
| Gold |
Lasha Talakhadze | Weightlifting | Men's +102 kg | 11 August |
 Silver |
Tato Grigalashvili | Judo | Men's 81 kg | 30 July |
| Silver |
Ilia Sulamanidze | Judo | Men's 100 kg | 1 August |
| Silver |
Givi Matcharashvili | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 97 kg | 11 August |
 Bronze |
Lasha Guruli | Boxing | Men's lightweight | 4 August |
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 21 | 7 | 28 |
Athletics
[edit]Georgian track athlete qualified for Paris 2024, by receiving the direct universality spots in the following event:
- 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 and road events
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Lika Kharchilava | Women's 100 m | 12.37 | 20 | Did not advance | |||||
Boxing
[edit]Georgia entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Lasha Guruli scored an outright quarterfinal victory to secure a spot in the men's lightweight division at the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland.[1] Georgii Kushitashvili (men's heavyweight) secured his spot following the triumph in quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Lasha Guruli | Men's lightweight | Bye |  Hasanov (AZE)W 5–0 |
 Mukhammedsabyr (KAZ)W 3–2 |
 Álvarez (CUB)L 0–5 |
Did not advance |
|
| Georgii Kushitashvili | Men's heavyweight | — |  Boltaev (TJK)L 2–3 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Fencing
[edit]Georgia entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Sandro Bazadze secured his quota places in men's sabre events, after nominated as one of two highest ranked individual fencers, eligible for European zone through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Sandro Bazadze | Men's sabre | Bye |  Zea (MEX)W 15–6 |
 Amer (EGY)L 14–15 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Judo
[edit]Georgia has qualified ten judokas via the IJF World Ranking List and continental quotas in Europe.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Giorgi Sardalashvili | –60 kg | Bye |  Wolczak (ISR)W 11–00 |
 Yıldız (TUR)L 00–01 |
Did not advance |  Kim W-j (KOR)W 10–00 |
 Garrigós (ESP)L 00–01 |
5 |
| Vazha Margvelashvili | –66 kg | Bye |  Khyar (FRA)L 00–10 |
Did not advance | 9 | |||
| Lasha Shavdatuashvili | –73 kg | Gaba (FRA) L 00–10 |
Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Tato Grigalashvili | –81 kg |  Latisev (MDA)W 10–00 |
 Borchashvili (AUT)W 01–00 |
Makhmadbekov (TJK) W 01–00 |
Lee (KOR) W 01–00 |
— |  Nagase (JPN)L 00–11 |
|
| Lasha Bekauri | –90 kg | Bye |  Ivanov (BUL)W 01–00 |
Han (KOR) W 10–00 |
Mosakhlishvili (ESP) W 10–00 |
— | Murao (JPN) W 10–01 |
|
| Ilia Sulamanidze | –100 kg | Bye |  Pirelli (ITA)W 10–00 |
Wolf (JPN) W 01–00 |
 Eich (SUI)W 10–00 |
— | Kotsoiev (AZE) L 01–10 |
|
| Guram Tushishvili | +100 kg | Bye |  Ndiaye (SEN)W 10–00 |
Riner (FRA) L 00–10 |
Did not advance |  Yusupov (UZB)L DSQ |
Did not advance | 7 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Eteri Liparteliani | –57 kg |  Nairne (GBR)W 10–00 |
Aminova (UZB) W 01–00 |
 Silva (BRA)L 00–10 |
Did not advance |  Lkhagvatogoo (MGL)W 10–00 |
Cysique (FRA) L 00–11 |
5 |
| Eter Askilashvili | –63 kg |  Leški (SLO)L 00–10 |
Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Sophio Somkhishvili | +78 kg |  Lucht (GER)W 10–00 |
Dicko (FRA) L 00–10 |
Did not advance | 9 | |||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Giorgi Sardalashvili Vazha Margvelashvili Lasha Shavdatuashvili Tato Grigalashvili Lasha Bekauri Ilia Sulamanidze Eteri Liparteliani Eter Askilashvili Sophio Somkhishvili |
Team | Bye | Italy L 3–4 |
Did not advance | 9 | |||
Gymnastics
[edit]Trampoline
[edit]Georgia entered one gymnast (one female) into the 2024 Summer Olympics trampoline competition through the World Cup Series ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Luba Golovina | Women's | 53.620 | 11 | Did not advance | |
Shooting
[edit]Georgian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nino Salukvadze | Women's 10 m air pistol | 562 | 38 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 25 m pistol | 563 | 40 | Did not advance | ||
Swimming
[edit]Georgia sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Noe Pantskhava | Men's 100 m backstroke | 56.46 | 41 | Did not advance | |||
| Ana Nizharadze | Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:02.85 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
Weightlifting
[edit]Georgia entered three weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Shota Mishvelidze (men's 61 kg), Irakli Chkheidze (men's 102 kg) and Lasha Talakhadze (men's +102 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Shota Mishvelidze | Men's −61 kg | 121 | 6 | 135 | 6 | 256 | 6 |
| Irakli Chkheidze | Men's −102 kg | 179 | 7 | 214 | 4 | 393 | 5 |
| Lasha Talakhadze | Men's +102 kg | 215 | 2 | 255 | 1 | 470 |
|
Wrestling
[edit]Georgia qualified seven wrestlers for the following events. Two wrestlers qualified for the games through top five results at the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia;[3][4] two wrestlers qualified for the games after winning the semifinal match at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan; and two wrestlers qualified through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.
Key:
- VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
- VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
- PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
- PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
- ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Goderdzi Dzebisashvili | Men's −65 kg |  Tevanyan (ARM)L 0–11 ST |
Did not advance | 15 | |||
| Vladimeri Gamkrelidze | Men's −86 kg | Shapiev (UZB) L 1–5 PP |
Did not advance | 13 | |||
| Givi Matcharashvili | Men's −97 kg |  De Lange (RSA)W 12–2 SP |
 Mchedlidze (UKR)W 11–0 ST |
Magomedov (AZE) W 5–0 PO |
— |  Tazhudinov (BRN)L 0–2 VT |
|
| Geno Petriashvili | Men's −125 kg | Khotsianivskyi (UKR) W 11–0 ST |
 Baran (POL)W 9–2 PP |
Meshvildishvili (AZE) W 7–0 PO |
— |  Zare (IRI)W 10–9 PP |
|
- Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Ramaz Zoidze | Men's −67 kg |  Ismailov (KGZ)L 1–12 SP |
Did not advance | 12 | |||
| Lasha Gobadze | Men's −87 kg |  Sid Azara (ALG)W 2–1 PP |
Novikov (BUL) L 3–8 PP |
Did not advance |  Bisultanov (DEN)L 0–6 PO |
Did not advance | 9 |
| Robert Kobliashvili | Men's −97 kg |  Khaslakhanau (AIN)L 1–9 SP |
Did not advance | 15 | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "European Games 2023: Ireland's Kellie Harrington and France's Sofiane Oumiha among stars to secure European boxing quotas for Paris 2024". International Olympic Committee. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Freestyle Wrestling: 2024 Paris Olympic Games Qualified Nations". United World Wrestling. 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "1st Phase - 2023 Senior World Championships - Belgrade (SRB)" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.