Georgia at the Olympics

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Georgia at the
Olympics
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IOC code GEO
NOC Georgian National Olympic Committee
Website www.geonoc.org.ge  (in Georgian and English)
Medals
Ranked 57th
Gold
10
Silver
12
Bronze
18
Total
40
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
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 first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then.

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Previously, Georgian athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988 and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Georgia was part of the Unified Team in 1992.

Georgian athletes have won a total of 40 medals, mostly in wrestling, judo and weightlifting.

The Georgian National Olympic Committee was created in 1989 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.

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