Georgia at the 2020 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:GEO
Nocname:Georgian National Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2020
Flagcaption:Flag of Georgia
Website: 
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:35
Sports:11
Flagbearer Open:Nino Salukvadze
Lasha Talakhadze[1]
Flagbearer Close:Gogita Arkania[2]
Rank:33
Gold:2
Silver:5
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto

Georgia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics4 1 5
Boxing3 0 3
Fencing1 0 1
Gymnastics0 1 1
Judo7 2 9
Karate1 0 1
Shooting0 1 1
Swimming1 1 2
Tennis1 0 1
Weightlifting4 0 4
Wrestling7 0 7
Total 29 6 35

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Georgian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[4] [5]

Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Bachana KhoravaMen's long jump7.4128Did not advance
Lasha GulelauriMen's triple jumpDid not advance
Benik Abramyanalign=left rowspan=2Men's shot putDid not advance
Giorgi Mujaridze19.7627Did not advance
Sopo ShatirishviliWomen's shot put15.3130Did not advance

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Georgia entered three male boxers into the Olympic tournament for the first time in 12 years. 2019 European Games silver medalist Sakhil Alakhverdovi (men's flyweight), Eskerkhan Madiev (men's welterweight), and Giorgi Kharabadze (men's middleweight) secured the spots on the Georgian squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London and Paris.[6] [7]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sakhil AlakhverdoviMen's flyweight
L 0–5
Did not advance
Eskerkhan MadievMen's welterweight
W

W 3–1

L 0–5
Did not advance
Giorgi KharabadzeMen's middleweight
L 0–5
Did not advance

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Georgia entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Sandro Bazadze claimed a spot in the men's sabre as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Rhythmic

Georgia entered one gymnasts to compete at the Olympics, after get the allocation quota at the 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Georgia entered nine judoka (seven men and two women) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[8]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lukhumi Chkhvimiani−60 kg
W 10–00

L 00–10
Did not advance
L 00–10
Did not advance7
Vazha Margvelashvili−66 kg
W 01–00

W 10–00

W 01–00

L 00–01
Lasha Shavdatuashvili−73 kg
W 01–00

W 01–00

W 10–00

W 10–00

L 00–01
Tato Grigalashvili−81 kg
W 11–00

W 10–00

L 01–10
Did not advance
W 01–00

L 00–10
5
Lasha Bekauri−90 kg
W 10–00

W 10–01

W 10–00

W 01–00

W 01–00
Varlam Liparteliani−100 kg
W 10–00

W 10–00

L 00–01

L 00–01
5
Guram Tushishvili+100 kg
W 10–00

W 10–00

W 11–01

L 00–10
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tetiana Levytska-Shukvani−52 kg
W 10–00

L 00–11
Did not advance
Eteri Liparteliani−57 kg
W 10–00

W 10–00

L 01–10
Did not advance
W 01–00

L 00–10
5

Karate

See main article: Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Georgia entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Gogita Arkania qualified directly for the men's kumite +75 kg category by finishing top three at 2021 World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.[9]

Kumite

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Georgian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[10]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
align=left rowspan=2Nino SalukvadzeWomen's 10 m air pistol56731Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol57825Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Irakli RevishviliMen's 400 m freestyle3:57.4932Did not advance
Mariam ImnadzeWomen's 100 m freestyleDid not advance

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Qualification. At the conclusion of the qualification period for the Olympic tennis tournament and after some withdrawals, the following players had qualified for the competition by means of rankings.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Georgia qualified four male weightlifters for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Shota Mishvelidze (men's 61 kg), Anton Pliesnoi (men's 96 kg), and reigning Olympic champion Lasha Talakhadze (men's +109 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Ranking, with Goga Chkheidze (men's 67 kg) topping the list of weightlifters from Europe in the men's 67 kg division of the IWF Absolute Continental Ranking.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Shota MishvelidzeMen's −61 kg130515572857
Goga ChkheidzeMen's −67 kg1331216983028
Anton PliesnoiMen's −96 kg17732103387
Lasha TalakhadzeMen's +109 kg223 1265 1488

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Georgia qualified seven wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Four of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle (97 and 125 kg) and men's Greco-Roman (97 and 130 kg) wrestling at the 2019 World Championships, while three additional licenses were awarded to the Georgian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary.[11] [12]

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Avtandil KentchadzeMen's −74 kg
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance12
Elizbar OdikadzeMen's −97 kg
W 3–1 PP

L 0–4 ST
Did not advance
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance8
Geno PetriashviliMen's −125 kg
W 4–0 ST

W 3–1 PP

W 3–1 PP

L 1–3 PP
Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal /
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ramaz ZoidzeMen's −67 kg
W 3–1 PP

W 4–0 ST

L 1–3 PP

L 1–3 PP
5
Lasha GobadzeMen's −87 kg
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance11
Giorgi MeliaMen's −97 kg
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance9
Iakob KajaiaMen's −130 kg
W 5–0 VT

W 3–1 PP

W 3–1 PP

L 0–3 PO

See also

References


Notes and References

  1. Web site: 23 July 2021. Tokyo 2020: Georgia had two Olympic champions as its flag bearer. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210808150640/https://primetimezone.com/sports/tokyo-2020-georgia-had-two-olympic-champions-as-its-flag-bearer/. 8 August 2021. 8 August 2021. primetimezone.com.
  2. Web site: 8 August 2021. The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20210808102558/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-tokyo-2020-closing-ceremony. 8 August 2021. 8 August 2021. Olympics.com.
  3. News: Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee. 28 March 2020. Olympics. 24 March 2020.
  4. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 8 April 2019.
  5. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards. IAAF. 8 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408160334/https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/Olympische_Spiele/Tokio_2020/internationale_Qualifikationskriterien/IAAF_-_Athletics_20180806.pdf. 8 April 2019. dead.
  6. News: Lewis, Ron. Boxing Olympic Qualification – London: Day 3 Live Blog as It Happened. Olympics. 17 March 2020. 18 March 2020.
  7. News: Boxing Qualifier for Tokyo 2020: 4 June 2021. As It Happened. Olympics. 4 June 2021. 11 June 2021.
  8. https://www.ijf.org/wrl_olympic International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
  9. Web site: Men's Kumite +75kg - Event Summary . Olympics.com . 17 August 2021 . 7 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210807055212/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_C76B_KTEMO75KG-------------------------.pdf . dead .
  10. Web site: Quota Places by Nation and Number. 1 January 2018. www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 2 September 2018.
  11. News: Ken. Marantz. Olympic Champ Borrero Survives 'Bracket of Death' to Make 67kg Semis, Secure Tokyo 2020 Spot. 15 September 2019. 15 September 2019. United World Wrestling.
  12. News: Olanowski. Eric. Armenia Earns Olympic Berths Through Rising Stars Tevanyan and Harutyunyan. United World Wrestling. 18 March 2021. 19 March 2021.