Georgia (the country, not the U.S. state) 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.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Judo Men's -78 Wrestling Men's freestyle 90 kg
Archery
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.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKhatouna KurivichviliWomen's individual63437L 148–152Did not advance49
Athletics
Women's track AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMaia Azarashvili200m23.63 6"Did not advance
Women's field AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionElvira UrusovaShot put17.6917Did not advance
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOpponentResultOpponentResultOpponentResultOpponentResultOpponentResultRankKoba GogoladzeLightweightW 17–9W 14–9L 8–17Did not advanceBesarion VardzelashviliLight welterweightL 11–11 Did not advanceTengiz MeskhadzeWelterweightL 4–10Did not advanceAkaki KakauridzeMiddleweightW 10–3L 5–8Did not advanceGeorgi KandelakiHeavyweightW 6–1W 6–1L 4–20Did not advance
Diving
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankPointsRankTotalRankGocha GakhariaMen's 3 m springboard256.68 34Did not advanceNino QazarashviliWomen's 3 m springboard191.4928Did not advance
Fencing
One male fencer represented Georgia in 1996.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankArchil LortkipanidzeMen's sabreL 14–15Did not advance36
Gymnastics
Artistic AthleteEventApparatusTotalScoreRankIlia GiorgadzeQualification9.5129.5509.4879.3259.3259.2009.0759.4009.1509.3008.4759.400111.19941
Rhythmic AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalFinalApparatusTotalApparatusTotalApparatusTotalRopeBallClubsRibbonScoreRankRopeBallClubsRibbonScoreRankRopeBallClubsRibbonScoreRankEkaterina AbramiaIndividual All-around9.2009.2509.1839.20036.83325Did not advance
Judo
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGiorgi Vazagashvili–60 kgLDid not advanceWWLDid not advanceGiorgi Revazishvili–65 kgWLDid not advanceWWLDid not advanceVladimeri Dgebuadze–71 kgWWLDid not advanceLDid not advanceSoso Liparteliani–78 kgWLDid not advanceWWWWGiorgi Tsmindashvili–86 kgLDid not advanceMevlud Lobzhanidze–95 kgWLDid not advanceDavid Khakhaleishvili+95 kgLDid not advance
Modern pentathlon
AthleteEventRiding(show jumping)Fencing(épée one touch)Shooting(10 m air pistol)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Running(3000 m cross-country)TotalPenaltiesRankMP pointsResultsRankMP pointsPointsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPointsRankVakhtang IagorashviliIndividual2102789020=3940168 299523:15.041131213:31.914221132522620
Sailing
Open Fleet racing AthleteEventRaceTotal1234567891011PointsRankGuram BiganishviliVladimer GruzdeviStar13102214232421951811216
Shooting
Weightlifting
Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank123123Bidzina Mikiashvili-83kg160.0165.0165.0200.0205.0205.0360.09Mukhran Gogia-108kgDid not start
Wrestling
Freestyle AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3SemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Repechage 4Bronze semifinalFinal / / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAvtandil Gogolishvili–82 kgL 0–3Did not advanceW 6–2W 4–1L 4–6Did not advance11Eldar Kurtanidze–90 kgW 11–0L 2–3Did not advanceW 6–1W 5–1W 1–0W 10–4 Bronze medal matchW 5–0Zaza Tkeshelashvili–100 kgL 0–2Did not advanceW 3–2L 2–6Did not advance13Zaza Turmanidze+130 kgW 8–0L 1–3Did not advanceL 2–14Did not advance10
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