Georgia at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

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Georgia at the
2016 European Athletics Championships
Flag of Georgia.svg
IAAF code GEO
National federation AFG
Website www.geoathletics.ge
in Amsterdam
Competitors 2 (1 man and 1 woman) in 2 events
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
European Athletics Championships appearances

Georgia competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. [1]

Georgia (country) Country in the Caucasus region

Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital and largest city is Tbilisi. Georgia covers a territory of 69,700 square kilometres (26,911 sq mi), and its 2017 population is about 3.718 million. Georgia is a unitary semi-presidential republic, with the government elected through a representative democracy.

2016 European Athletics Championships 2016 edition of the European Athletics Championships

The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event.

Amsterdam Capital city of the Netherlands and municipality

Amsterdam is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Netherlands. Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands, although it is not the seat of the government, which is The Hague. Amsterdam has a population of 854,047 within the city proper, 1,357,675 in the urban area and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country but is not its capital, which is Haarlem. The Amsterdam metropolitan area comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe, which has a population of approximately 8.1 million.

Results

Men
Field Events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistanceRankDistanceRank
Lasha Torgvaidze Triple jump 16.3216 Did not advance
Women
Field Events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistanceRankDistanceRank
Valentina Liashenko High jump 1.8023 Did not advance

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