Georgia at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	GEO
Nocname:	Georgian National Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2012
Flagcaption:	Flag of Georgia
Website:
Location:	London
Competitors:	35
Sports:	11
Flagbearer:	Nino Salukvadze (opening) Lasha Shavdatuashvili (closing)
Rank:	40
Gold:	1
Silver:	2
Bronze:	3
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1996
See also:	(1900–1912) (1952–1988) (1992)

Georgia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was a list of results of all athletes who qualified for the Olympics and were nominated by the Georgian National Olympic Committee. A total of 35 athletes, 29 men and 6 women, competed in 11 sports, tying the record for the most athletes with Beijing. Among the sports played by the athletes, Georgia marked its Olympic debut in tennis.

The Georgian team included three bronze medalists from the previous games: pistol shooter Nino Salukvadze, and freestyle wrestlers Otar Tushishvili and Giorgi Gogshelidze. Among these champions, Gogshelidze only managed to repeat his bronze medal in men's freestyle wrestling. Salukvadze, gold medalist in pistol shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, participated in her seventh Olympic Games under three different banners (the other two were Soviet Union and the Unified Team), and was the oldest and most experienced member of the contingent, at age 45. The Georgian National Olympic Committee also appointed her to be the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Georgia left London with a total of 7 medals (1 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze). Judoka Lasha Shavdatuashvili won the nation's only gold medal on the second day of the competition. Five other medals won by the Georgian athletes were awarded in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. After the games, Weightlifter Rauli Tsirekidze and Wrestler Davit Modzmanashvili both tested positive for banned substances and were disqualified with Modzmanashvili being stripped of his silver medal

Medalists

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Medals by sport
Sport	bgcolor=#f7f6a8		bgcolor=#dce5e5		bgcolor=#ffdab9		Total
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	1	bgcolor=#dce5e5	0	bgcolor=#ffdab9	0	1
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	0	bgcolor=#dce5e5	2	bgcolor=#ffdab9	3	5
Total	bgcolor=gold	1	bgcolor=silver	2	bgcolor=#c96	3	6

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Georgia has qualified one archer for the women's individual event.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Key

Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
David Ilariani	110 m hurdles	13.90	8	Did not advance
Maciej Rosiewicz	50 km walk	4:05:20	44

Field events

Women

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Georgia has qualified one boxer.

Men

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Road

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Trampoline

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final /
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Betkili Shukvani	−60 kg	W 0103–0000	L 0103–0000	Did not advance
Lasha Shavdatuashvili	−66 kg		W 0101–0002	W 0100–0001	W 0100–0000	W 0100–0000		W 0001–0000
Nugzar Tatalashvili	−73 kg	L 0000–0001	Did not advance
Avtandil Tchrikishvili	−81 kg		W 0100–0001	L 0000–1000	Did not advance
Varlam Liparteliani	−90 kg		W 0003–0101	L 0020–0101	Did not advance
Levan Zhorzholiani	−100 kg		W 0102–0013	L 0011–0002	Did not advance
Adam Okruashvili	+100 kg		L 0003–0201	Did not advance

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Georgia has ensured a berth in the shooting's 10m air pistol women event.^[1]

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Nino Salukvadze	25 m pistol	581	15	did not advance
10 m air pistol	376	33	did not advance

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Georgia has gained a "Universality place" from the FINA.^[2]

Men

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Anna Tatishvili	Women's singles	W 6–2, 6–0	L 3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 2–6	Did not advance
Margalita Chakhnashvili Anna Tatishvili	Women's doubles		L 6–7^(0–7), 6–3, 2–6	Did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Georgia has qualified 3 men.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Raul Tsirek'idze	Men's −85 kg	162	10	200	=2	362
Gia Machavariani	Men's −105 kg	185	2	~~220~~		185
Irakli Turmanidze	Men's +105 kg	201	4	232	5	433	5

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Georgia has qualified 13 quota places.

Key

– Victory by Fall.
– Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
– Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final /
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Vladimer Khinchegashvili	−55 kg	W 3–1	W 3–1	W 3–1	W 3–1	L 1–3
Malkhaz Zarkua	−60 kg		W 3–0	L 0–5	Did not advance				9
Otar Tushishvili	−66 kg		L 3–1	Did not advance					12
Davit Khutsishvili	−74 kg	W 3–1	W 3–1	L 0–3	Did not advance				7
Dato Marsagishvili	−84 kg		W 3–1	L 1–3	Did not advance		W 5–0	W 3–1
Giorgi Gogshelidze	−96 kg		W 5–0	W 3–0	L 0–3	W 3–1
Davit Modzmanashvili	−120 kg		W 3–0	W 3–0	W 3–1	L 0–3

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final /
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Revaz Lashkhi	−60 kg		W 3–0	W 3–0	W 3–1	L 0–3
Manuchar Tskhadaia	−66 kg		W 3–0	W 3–0	L 0–3	W 3–0
Zurabi Datunashvili	−74 kg	W 3–0	W 3–0	L 1–3	Did not advance				7
Vladimer Gegeshidze	−84 kg		W 3–1	W 3–1	L 0–3	L 1–3	5
Soso Jabidze	−96 kg		L 1–3	Did not advance					13
Guram Pherselidze	−120 kg		W 3–0	L 0–3	Did not advance		W 3–1	L 0–3	5

Notes and References

Web site: Quota places by nation and name. . 17 April 2011 . . 16 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090849/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx . dead .
Web site: FINA Universality Places . 6 July 2012 . . 6 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120711000550/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/universality_places.pdf . 11 July 2012 .