Georgia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Georgia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Georgia
IOC code  GEO
NOC Georgian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.geonoc.org.ge (Georgian) (English)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 24 in 7 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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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

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
Score		 Opposition
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Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank

 Women's individual





Women's team N/A

Athletics

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]

Fencing

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
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Sandro Bazadze Individual sabre

Gymnastics

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.[5]

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.[6]

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

Shooting

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.[7]

Three-time pistol shooting medalist Nino Salukvadze, who has been remarkably going to her eighth Olympics, 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.[8]

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

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

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 three more berths had been awarded to the Georgian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament.[9]

Four further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Georgian roster in separate World Qualification Tournaments; two of them at the first meet, and the other half of the roster at the second.

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
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
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Result		 Rank
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
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Shmagi Bolkvadze −66 kg
Zurabi Datunashvili −75 kg
Robert Kobliashvili −85 kg
Revazi Nadareishvili −98 kg
Iakob Kajaia −130 kg

References

  1. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (28 July 2015). "Olympic gold medallists Italy hold nerve in shoot-off to secure Rio 2016 quota spot at World Archery Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rio 2016 team quota places awarded in Copenhagen". World Archery Federation. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: 2016 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Test Event and The World Games 2017 qualifiers confirmed". FIG. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Trampoline Gymnastics: 2016 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Test Event and The World Games 2017 qualifiers confirmed". FIG. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Bonesteel, Matt (3 May 2016). "A mother and son have never competed in the same Olympics. Until now. In shooting, no less.". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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