Georgia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Georgia competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Georgian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. 34 competitors, 27 men and 7 women, took part in 39 events in 13 sports.[2]

Georgia at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGEO
NOCGeorgian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.geonoc.org.ge (in Georgian and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors34 (27 men, 7 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Georgi Kandelaki[1]
Medals
Ranked 68th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Medalists edit

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Bronze Soso Liparteliani Judo Men's -78 23 July
  Bronze Eldar Kurtanidze Wrestling Men's freestyle 90 kg 2 Aug

Archery edit

In its debut Olympic archery competition, Georgia sent only Unified Team-era veteran archer and quarterfinalist Khatouna Kurivichvili. In Atlanta, she was defeated in the first round.

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
Khatouna Kurivichvili Women's individual 634 37   Klata (POL)
L 148-152
Did not advance 49

Athletics edit

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Women's track
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Maia Azarashvili 200m 23.63 6 "Did not advance
Women's field
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Elvira Urusova Shot put 17.69 17 Did not advance

Boxing edit

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Opponent
Result
Rank
Koba Gogoladze Lightweight   Ri (PRK)
W 17–9
  González (CUB)
W 14–9
  Doroftei (ROU)
L 8–17
Did not advance
Besiki Wardzetashvili Light welterweight   Bykovsky (BLR)
L 11–11 TB
Did not advance
Tengiz Meskhadze Welterweight   Vargas (USA)
L 4–10
Did not advance
Akaki Kakauridze Middleweight   Araneda (CHI)
W 10–3
  Bahari (ALG)
L 5–8
Did not advance
Georgi Kandelaki Heavyweight   García (ECU)
W 6–1
  Bartnik (POL)
W 6–1
  Savón (CUB)
L 4–20
Did not advance

Diving edit

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Gocha Gakharia Men's 3 m springboard 256.68 34 Did not advance
Nino Qazarashvili Women's 3 m springboard 191.49 28 Did not advance

Fencing edit

One male fencer represented Georgia in 1996.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Archil Lortkipanidze Men's sabre   Banos (CAN)
L 14–15
Did not advance 36

Gymnastics edit

Artistic edit

Athlete Event Apparatus Total
F PH R V PB HB
C O C O C O C O C O C O Score Rank
Ilia Giorgadze Qualification 9.512 9.550 9.487 9.325 9.325 9.200 9.075 9.400 9.150 9.300 8.475 9.400 111.199 41

Rhythmic edit

Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinal Final
Apparatus Total Apparatus Total Apparatus Total
Rope Ball Clubs Ribbon Score Rank Rope Ball Clubs Ribbon Score Rank Rope Ball Clubs Ribbon Score Rank
Ekaterina Abramia Individual All-around 9.200 9.250 9.183 9.200 36.833 25 Did not advance

Judo edit

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Giorgi Vazagashvili –60 kg Bye   Giovinazzo (ITA)
L
Did not advance   Chambilly (FRA)
W
  Acuña (MEX)
W
  Bagirov (BLR)
L
Did not advance
Giorgi Revazishvili –65 kg   Morales (ARG)
W
  Laats (BEL)
L
Did not advance   Fuentes (USA)
W
  Lewak (POL)
W
  Hernández (CUB)
L
Did not advance
Vladimeri Dgebuadze –71 kg Bye   Payne (BAR)
W
  Bentes (POR)
W
  Boldbaatar (MGL)
L
Did not advance Bye   Pedro (USA)
L
Did not advance
Soso Liparteliani –78 kg Bye   Morgan (CAN)
W
  Cho (KOR)
L
Did not advance   Kretsul (MDA)
W
  Shmakov (UZB)
W
  Canto (BRA)
W
  Dott (GER)
W
 
Giorgi Tsmindashvili –86 kg Bye   Zanol (BRA)
L
Did not advance
Mevlud Lobzhanidze –95 kg Bye   Capo (USA)
W
  Nakamura (JPN)
L
Did not advance
David Khakhaleishvili +95 kg   Lungu (ROU)
L
Did not advance

Modern pentathlon edit

Athlete Event Riding
(show jumping)
Fencing
(épée one touch)
Shooting
(10 m air pistol)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Running
(3000 m cross-country)
Total
Penalties Rank MP points Results Rank MP points Points Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Points Rank
Vakhtang Iagorashvili Individual 210 27 890 20 =3 940 168 29 952 3:15.04 1 1312 13:31.914 22 1132 5226 20

Sailing edit

Open
Fleet racing
Athlete Event Race Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points Rank
Guram Biganishvili
Vladimer Gruzdevi
Star 13 10 22 14 23 24 21 9 5 18 112 16

Shooting edit

Weightlifting edit

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
1 2 3 1 2 3
Bidzina Mikiashvili -83kg 160.0 165.0 165.0 200.0 205.0 205.0 360.0 9
Mukhran Gogia -108kg Did not start

Wrestling edit

Freestyle
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Repechage 4 Bronze semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Avtandil Gogolishvili –82 kg   Khadem (USA)
L 0–3
Did not advance   Diouf (SEN)
W 6–2
  Penev (BUL)
W 4–1
  Ibragimov (AZE)
L 4–6
Did not advance 11
Eldar Kurtanidze –90 kg   Baev (BUL)
W 11–0
  Kim (KOR)
L 2–3
Did not advance Bye   Gantogtokh (MGL)
W 6–1
  Pauliukonis (LTU)
W 5–1
  Kurtanidze (USA)
W 1–0
  Tedeyev (UKR)
W 10–4
Bronze medal match
  Lohyňa (SVK)
W 5–0
 
Zaza Tkeshelashvili –100 kg   Khabelov (RUS)
L 0–2
Did not advance   Sánchez (PUR)
W 3–2
  Sumiyaabazar (MGL)
L 2–6
Did not advance 13
Zaza Turmanidze +130 kg   Pikos (AUS)
W 8–0
  Medvedev (BLR)
L 1–3
Did not advance Bye   Baumgartner (USA)
L 2–14
Did not advance 10

Notes edit

  • (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-13. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.

References edit

  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Georgia". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Georgia at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-14. Retrieved 2012-02-11.