Georgia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Georgia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Georgia.svg
Flag of Georgia
IOC code GEO
NOC Georgian National Olympic Committee
Website www.geonoc.org.ge  (in Georgian and English)
in Beijing
Competitors35 in 11 sports
Flag bearers Ramaz Nozadze (opening)
Revazi Mindorashvili (closing)
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire (1900–1912)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1952–1988)
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team (1992)

Georgia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of the results of all of the athletes who qualified for the Olympics and were nominated by Georgian National Olympic Committee. Georgia was represented in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by 35 sportsmen and sportswomen in total of 11 different sporting events. The Games had a dramatic start for Georgia, as well as for Russia, due to the onset of the 2008 South Ossetia war at the very start of the Games. Georgian athletes won three gold, two silver, and three bronze medals during the games.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Manuchar Kvirkvelia Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Irakli Tsirekidze Judo Men's 90 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Revazi Mindorashvili Wrestling Men's freestyle 84 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Giorgi Gogshelidze Wrestling Men's freestyle 96 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Arsen Kasabiev Weightlifting Men's 94 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Otar Tushishvili Wrestling Men's freestyle 66 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Nino Salukvadze Shooting Women's 10 m air pistol

Archery

Georgia sent archers to the Olympics for the fourth time, seeking its first Olympic medal in the sport. Khatuna Narimanidze and Kristine Esebua (both veterans of the 2004 Olympics) earned the nation two spots in the women's competition by placing 5th and 30th in the women's individual competition at the 2007 Outdoor World Target Championships. [1]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Kristina Esebua Women's individual 64317Flag of Japan.svg  Hayashi  (JPN)
W 102 (9)–102 (8)		Flag of Greece.svg  Romantzi  (GRE)
L 102 (9)–102 (10)		Did not advance
Khatuna Narimanidze 6634Flag of Bhutan.svg  Dema  (BHU)
W 107–97		Flag of Venezuela.svg  Brito  (VEN)
W 111–98		Flag of Mexico.svg  Avitia  (MEX)
L 108–109		Did not advance

Athletics

Key
Men
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
David Ilariani 110 m hurdles 13.756 q13.748Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Mariam Kevkhishvili Shot put 15.9930Did not advance

Boxing

Georgia qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Both boxers qualified at the second European continental qualifying tournament. [2]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Nikoloz Izoria Featherweight Flag of Botswana.svg  Batshegi  (BOT)
W 14–4		Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Imranov  (AZE)
L 9–18		Did not advance
Kakhaber Zhvania Welterweight Flag of the United States.svg  Andrade  (USA)
L 9–11		Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Ilia Giorgadze Floor 14.625—14.62546Did not advance
Parallel bars —15.150—15.15041Did not advance

Trampoline

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Luba Golovina Women's 64.905 Q36.106

Judo

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Nestor Khergiani −60 kg ByeFlag of France.svg  Dragin  (FRA)
L 0010–0101		Did not advanceFlag of Israel.svg  Yekutiel  (ISR)
L 0000–0001		Did not advance
Zaza Kedelashvili −66 kg ByeFlag of Hungary.svg  Ungvári  (HUN)
L 0000–1000		Did not advance
David Kevkhishvili −73 kg —Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Toma  (MDA)
W 0021–0010		Flag of North Korea.svg  Kim C  (PRK)
L 0110–0111		Did not advance
Saba Gavashelishvili −81 kg Flag of Portugal.svg  Neto  (POR)
L 0000–1010		Did not advance
Irakli Tsirekidze −90 kg —ByeFlag of Egypt.svg  Mesbah  (EGY)
W 0010–0001		Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Mammadov  (AZE)
W 1000–0000		Flag of Russia.svg  Pershin  (RUS)
W 1002–0000		ByeFlag of Algeria.svg  Benikhlef  (ALG)
W 0001–0000		Gold medal icon.svg
Levan Zhorzholiani −100 kg —Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Cousins  (GBR)
W 0010–0000		Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Miraliyev  (AZE)
L 0000–1010		Did not advanceFlag of Algeria.svg  Azzoun  (ALG)
W 1001–0001		Flag of Romania.svg  Brata  (ROU)
W 1001–0000		Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Jang S  (KOR)
W 0021–0020		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Grol  (NED)
L 0000–0020		5
Lasha Gujejiani +100 kg ByeFlag of Guam.svg  Blas Jr.  (GUM)
W 0200–0001		Flag of the United States.svg  McCormick  (USA)
W 1000–0000		Flag of Iran.svg  Roudaki  (IRI)
W 0011–0000		Flag of Japan.svg  Ishii  (JPN)
L 0000–1011		ByeFlag of France.svg  Riner  (FRA)
L 0000–1011		5

Shooting

On 10 August 2008, Nino Salukvadze made international headlines as she kissed and hugged with Russian silver medalist Natalia Paderina after the 10m air pistol medal ceremony while Georgia and Russia were fighting over South Ossetia. [3]

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Nino Salukvadze 10 m air pistol 3864487.4Bronze medal icon.svg
25 m pistol 58016Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Irakli Revishvili 200 m freestyle 1:53.6053Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Anna Salnikova 100 m breaststroke 1:21.7048Did not advance

Volleyball

Beach

Both Georgian teams were composed of Brazilians who became Georgian citizens to compete in Olympic beach volleyball. [4] The players' nicknames echoed the name of the country, the men in English ("Geor and "Gia"), and the women in Georgian ("Saka" and "Rtvelo"). Beach volleyball proved to be the most notable moment for the Georgian team when their women defeated Russian opponents. The added notability to this game stemmed from the military conflict with Russia over South Ossetia.

The men were ranked seventeenth, and were playing in Pool C against pairs from Brazil, Australia and Angola. [5] The women are ranked 23rd in the Olympic qualifying rankings, and were the last team to earn entry from the rankings list. They were playing in Pool C against pairs from Brazil, Australia and Russia. [6]

AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Renato "Geor" Gomes
Jorge "Gia" Terceiro 		Men's Pool C
Flag of Australia.svg  Schacht – Slack  (AUS)
L 0 – 2 (17–21, 19–21)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Ricardo – Emanuel  (BRA)
L 0 – 2 (19–21, 17–21)
Flag of Angola.svg  Fernandes - Morais  (ANG)
W 2 – 0 (21–14, 21–13)		3 QFlag of Austria.svg  Doppler –
Gartmayer  (AUT)
W 2 – 1 (19–21, 21–16, 15–13)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Nummerdor -
Schuil  (NED)
W 2 – 0 (21–19, 21–19)		Flag of the United States.svg  Dalhausser –
Rogers  (USA)
L 0 – 2 (11–21, 13–21)		Flag of Brazil.svg  Ricardo -
Emanuel  (BRA)
L 0 – 2 (15–21, 10–21)		4
Andrezza "Rtvelo" Martins
Cristine "Saka" Santanna 		Women's Pool C
Flag of Brazil.svg  Ana Paula – Larissa  (BRA)
L 1 – 2 (25–23, 17–21, 5–15)
Flag of Australia.svg  Barnett - Cook  (AUS)
L 0 – 2 (18–21, 12–21)
Flag of Russia.svg  Shiryaeva – Uryadova  (RUS)
W 2 – 1 (10–21, 22–20, 15–12)
Lucky Losers
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Mouha – van Breedam  (BEL)
L 0 – 2 (13–21, 19–21)		3Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Raul Tsirek'idze Men's −85 kg 14317——143DNF
Arsen Kasabiev Men's −94 kg 17642232399Silver medal icon.svg
Albert Kuzilov Men's −105 kg 182722744096

Wrestling

Key:

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Besarion Gochashvili −55 kg ByeFlag of Romania.svg  Toarcă  (ROU)
W 3–0 PO		Flag of the United States.svg  Cejudo  (USA)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advanceByeFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Velikov  (BUL)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance8
Otar Tushishvili −66 kg ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Ikematsu  (JPN)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Barzakov  (BUL)
W 3–0 PO		Flag of Turkey.svg  Şahin  (TUR)
L 1–3 PP		ByeFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Garzón  (CUB)
W 3–1 PP		Bronze medal icon.svg
Gela Saghirashvili −74 kg Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Midana  (GBS)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Haidarau  (BLR)
L 0–3 PO		Did not advance12
Revazi Mindorashvili −84 kg ByeFlag of Germany.svg  Bichinashvili  (GER)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of Armenia.svg  Yenokyan  (ARM)
W 3–0 PO		Flag of Russia.svg  Ketoev  (RUS)
W 3–1 PP		ByeFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Abdusalomov  (TJK)
W 3–1 PP		Gold medal icon.svg
Giorgi Gogshelidze −96 kg ByeFlag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Krupnyakov  (KGZ)
W 3–0 PO		Flag of Iran.svg  Ebrahimi  (IRI)
W 3–0 PO		Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Tigiyev  (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP		ByeFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Batista  (CUB)
W 3–0 PO		Silver medal icon.svg
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Lasha Gogitadze −55 kg ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiao Hf  (CHN)
W 3–0 PO		Flag of Armenia.svg  Amoyan  (ARM)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance9
David Bedinadze −60 kg Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Nazaryan  (BUL)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance16
Manuchar Kvirkvelia −74 kg ByeFlag of France.svg  Guénot  (FRA)
W 3–0 PO		Flag of Germany.svg  Schneider  (GER)
W 3–0 PO		Flag of Hungary.svg  Bácsi  (HUN)
W 3–1 PP		ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chang Yx  (CHN)
W 3–0 PO		Gold medal icon.svg
Badri Khasaia −84 kg ByeFlag of Turkey.svg  Avluca  (TUR)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance16
Ramaz Nozadze −96 kg ByeFlag of Greece.svg  Tounousidis  (GRE)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Švec  (CZE)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance12

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