Georgia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Georgia at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGEO
NOCGeorgian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.geonoc.org.ge (in Georgian and English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors40 in 12 sports
Flag bearers Avtandil Tchrikishvili (opening)
Lasha Talakhadze (closing)
Medals
Ranked 38th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

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

Georgian National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Games, with 40 athletes, 30 men and 10 women, competing across 12 sports. Among the sporting events represented by the nation's athletes, Georgia marked its Olympic debut in flatwater canoeing, men's tennis, women's judo, and women's weightlifting, as well as its return to fencing after two decades and rhythmic gymnastics after 16 years.

The Georgian roster was merely highlighted by pistol shooting legend and three-time medalist Nino Salukvadze, who set a historic record as the second female athlete to appear at eight Olympics, and also teamed up with her 18-year-old son and fellow shooter Tsotne Machavariani to become the first mother-son tandem competing together at a single edition. Aside from Salukvadze, ten more Georgian athletes had past Olympic experience, with archers Kristine Esebua and Khatuna Narimanidze headed to their fourth Games, and judoka Lasha Shavdatuashvili seeking to add another medal after his golden finish in London four years earlier. Other notable Georgian athletes featured world-ranked rhythmic gymnast Salome Pazhava, freestyle wrestler and 2015 world champion Vladimer Khinchegashvili (men's 57 kg), and European Games judo champion Avtandili Tchrikishvili (men's 81 kg), who was selected to lead his delegation as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony.

Georgia left Rio de Janeiro a total of seven medals (two golds, one silver, and four bronze), which matched its overall tally from the previous Olympics in London. Among the nation's medalists were Shavdatuashvili, who obtained a bronze in the men's 73 kg; his fellow judoka Varlam Liparteliani, who bounced back from his early elimination in London to earn a silver in the men's 90 kg; and Khinchegashvili, who upgraded his silver from the previous Games to a gold in freestyle wrestling. For the first time in Olympic history, two Georgian athletes shared the same podium in any sport, as weightlifter Lasha Talakhadze established a new world record to capture the men's +105 kg title, with his compatriot and London 2012 Olympian Irakli Turmanidze claiming the bronze.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Lasha Talakhadze Weightlifting Men's +105 kg 16 August
 Gold Vladimer Khinchegashvili Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg 19 August
 Silver Varlam Liparteliani Judo Men's 90 kg 10 August
 Bronze Lasha Shavdatuashvili Judo Men's 73 kg 8 August
 Bronze Shmagi Bolkvadze Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 16 August
 Bronze Irakli Turmanidze Weightlifting Men's +105 kg 16 August
 Bronze Geno Petriashvili Wrestling Men's freestyle 125 kg 20 August

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.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kristine Esebua Women's individual 612 45  Kumari (IND)
L 4–6
Did not advance
Yuliya Lobzhenidze 594 57  Valencia (MEX)
L 4–6
Did not advance
Khatuna Narimanidze 625 34  Sichenikova (UKR)
L 1–7
Did not advance
Kristine Esebua
Yuliya Lobzhenidze
Khatuna Narimanidze
Women's team 1831 12  Mexico (MEX)
L 0–6
Did not advance

Athletics

Georgian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each 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 & road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Daviti Kharazishvili Men's marathon 2:20:47 72
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Benik Abramyan Men's shot put 18.72 31 Did not advance
Bachana Khorava Men's long jump 7.77 19 Did not advance
Lasha Torgvaidze Men's triple jump NM Did not advance
Valentina Liashenko Women's high jump 1.80 =32 Did not advance

Canoeing

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.

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Zaza Nadiradze Men's C-1 200 m 41.423 4 Q 40.146 1 FA 39.817 5

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

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.

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 Men's sabre  Agresta (BRA)
W 15–3
 Kim J-h (KOR)
L 14–15
Did not advance

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.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Salome Pazhava Individual 17.233 17.783 17.433 16.666 69.115 14 Did not advance

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.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Luba Golovina Women's 98.285 8 Q 51.010 7

Judo

Georgia has qualified a total of eight judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. All seven men, highlighted by London 2012 champion Lasha Shavdatuashvili and world no. 1 seed Avtandili Tchrikishvili, were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 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 the highest-ranked Georgian judoka outside of direct qualifying position. The judo team was named to the Olympic roster on 4 June 2016.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Amiran Papinashvili −60 kg Bye  Pessoa (CAN)
W 011–000
 Gerchev (BUL)
W 000–000 S
 Takato (JPN)
W 100–000
 Mudranov (RUS)
L 000–100
Bye  Urozboev (UZB)
L 000–001
5
Vazha Margvelashvili −66 kg Bye  Gomboč (SLO)
L 000-100
Did not advance
Lasha Shavdatuashvili −73 kg Bye  Estrada (CUB)
W 100–000
 Repiyallage (SRI)
W 100–000
 Ono (JPN)
L 000–010
Did not advance  Iartcev (RUS)
W 100–000
 Muki (ISR)
W 100–000
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Avtandili Tchrikishvili −81 kg Bye  Silva (CUB)
W 001–000
 Turcios (ESA)
W 001–000
 Marconcini (ITA)
W 011–000
 Stevens (USA)
L 000–100
Bye  Nagase (JPN)
L 000–001
5
Varlam Liparteliani −90 kg Bye  Ustopiriyon (TJK)
W 100–000
 Uera (NRU)
W 100–000
 Lkhagvasüren (MGL)
W 000–000 S
 Gwak D-h (KOR)
W 100–000
Bye  Baker (JPN)
L 000–001
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Beka Gviniashvili −100 kg Bye  Fletcher (GBR)
W 100–000
 Nikiforov (BEL)
W 101–000
 Maret (FRA)
L 000–010
Did not advance  Haga (JPN)
L 000–000 S
Did not advance 7
Adam Okruashvili +100 kg  Harasawa (JPN)
L 000–000 S
Did not advance
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
Esther Stam −70 kg  Tsend-Ayuush (MGL)
W 011–000
 Zupancic (CAN)
L 000–000 S
Did not advance

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 31 March 2016.

Going to her eighth straight Olympics, three-time pistol shooting medalist 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.

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Tsotne Machavariani Men's 10 m air pistol 574 29 Did not advance
Men's 50 m pistol 552 15 Did not advance
Nino Salukvadze Women's 10 m air pistol 377 34 Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 584 3 Q 14 6 Did not advance

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

Swimming

Georgia has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Irakli Revishvili Men's 400 m freestyle 4:00.56 45 Did not advance
Teona Bostashvili Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:22.91 43 Did not advance

Tennis

Georgia has claimed one of six ITF Olympic men's singles places to send Nikoloz Basilashvili (world no. 101) in the men's singles into the Olympic tennis tournament.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Nikoloz Basilashvili Men's singles  Cuevas (URU)
L 3–6, 7–6(10–8), 3–6
Did not advance

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 20 June 2016.

Meanwhile, an unused women's Olympic spot was awarded to the Georgian team by IWF, as a result of Russia's complete ban from the Games due to the "multiple positive cases" of doping.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Giorgi Chkheidze Men's −105 kg 170 14 208 DNF 170 DNF
Lasha Talakhadze Men's +105 kg 215 2 258 1 473 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Irakli Turmanidze 207 4 241 =4 448 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Anastasiia Hotfrid Women's +75 kg 113 11 135 12 248 12

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 four more Olympic berths were awarded to Georgian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament.

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.
  • ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Men's freestyle
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
Vladimer Khinchegashvili −57 kg Bye  Sanayev (KAZ)
W 3–1 PP
 Aliyev (AZE)
W 3–1 PP
 Dubov (BUL)
W 3–1 PP
Bye  Higuchi (JPN)
W 3–1 PP
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Zurabi Iakobishvili −65 kg Bye  Daniel (NGR)
W 3–1 PP
 Chamizo (ITA)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 10
Jakob Makarashvili −74 kg Bye  Ivanov (BUL)
W 3–1 PP
 Hasanov (AZE)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance 11
Sandro Aminashvili −86 kg Bye  Baranowski (POL)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 14
Elizbar Odikadze −97 kg Bye  Ketoyev (ARM)
W 3–1 PP
 Ibragimov (KAZ)
W 3–1 PP
 Snyder (USA)
L 1–3 PP
Bye  Saritov (ROU)
L 0–4 ST
5
Geno Petriashvili −125 kg  Kumchev (BUL)
W 4–0 ST
 Zasyeyev (UKR)
W 3–1 PP
 Ghasemi (IRI)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance Bye  Jarvis (CAN)
W 3–1 PP
 Dlagnev (USA)
W 4–0 ST
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 Bye  Välimäki (FIN)
W 3–0 PO
 Norouzi (IRI)
W 3–0 PO
 Štefanek (SRB)
L 0–5 VT
Bye  Inoue (JPN)
W 3–0 PO
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Zurabi Datunashvili −75 kg  Kartikov (KAZ)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance 18
Robert Kobliashvili −85 kg  Leyva (MEX)
W 3–0 PO
 Kudla (GER)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 9
Revaz Nadareishvili −98 kg Bye  Guri (BUL)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 10
Iakob Kajaia −130 kg  Soghomonyan (BRA)
W 4–0 ST
 Chernetskyi (UKR)
W 5–0 VT
 Semenov (RUS)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance 7

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