Georgia at the European Games | |
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IOC code | GEO |
NOC | Georgian National Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
Medals |
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European Games appearances (overview) | |
Georgia participated at the inaugural edition of the European Games in 2015. [1] [2]
Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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2015 Baku | 104 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 |
2019 Minsk | 61 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 7 |
2023 Kraków | 100 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
2027 Istanbul | Future event | |||||
Total | 13 | 17 | 25 | 55 | 16 |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Judo | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
Sambo | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
Wrestling | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
Kickboxing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Fencing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boxing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Archery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Canoe sprint | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Karate | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Muay thai | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Shooting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 entries) | 13 | 17 | 25 | 55 |
Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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2018 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
2022 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
Total Games | 363 | 362 | 365 | 1090 | - |
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