2008 Summer Olympics / Participant (Georgia)

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Georgia took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for the fourth time as an independent nation in the Summer Olympics. The Georgian Olympic Committee nominated a total of 35 athletes and was represented in eleven sports.

Shortly after the opening ceremony on August 9, 2008, the Caucasus conflict between Georgia and Russia began, so that at times even a withdrawal was considered. At the shooting competition in the women's air pistol over 10 meters, Georgian Nino Salukwadze won bronze and Russian Natalja Paderina won silver. As a sign of Olympic peace, the two of them hugged each other at the award ceremony. In the women's beach volleyball game, too, the players of the Georgian and Russian teams hugged each other during the preliminary round of Group C.

Medalist

medal	Surname	Sports	competition
	Manuchar K Wirkelia	Wrestling	Greco-Roman (up to 74 kg)
	Revazi Mindorashvili	Wrestling	Freestyle (up to 84 kg)
	Irakli Zirekidze	Judo	Middle weight (up to 90 kg)
	Giorgi Gogschelidze	Wrestling	Freestyle (up to 96 kg)
	Arsen Kasabiev	Weightlifting	Medium weight (up to 94 kg)
	Otar Tushishvili	Wrestling	Freestyle (up to 66 kg)
	Nino Salukvadze	shoot	Air pistol 10 meters

Giorgi Gogschelidze slipped from bronze to silver after the doping re-tests in 2016, as the Kazakh Taimuras Tigijew was disqualified for doping.

Participants by sport

beach volleyball

Men:

• Renato Gomes
• Jorge Terceiro

Women:

• Cristine Santanna
• Andrezza Martins das Chagas

Archery

Women:

• Kristine Essebua

  singles

• Chatuna Narimanidze

  singles

Boxing

• Nikolos Isoria

  Featherweight

• Kachaber Schwania

  Welterweight

Weightlifting

Men:

• Rauli Tsirekidze

  Men, up to 85 kg

• Arsen Kasabiev

  Men, up to 94 kg (silver )

• Albert Kusilowi

  Men, up to 105 kg

Judo

• Saba Gawashelishvili

  Men, up to 81 kg

• Lascha Gudschedschiani

  Men, over 100 kg

• Sasa Kedelashvili

  Men, up to 66 kg

• Dawit Kewkishvili

  Men, up to 73 kg

• Nestor Chergiani

  Men, up to 60 kg

• Irakli Zirekidze (gold )

  Men, up to 90 kg

• Lewan Schorscholiani

  Men, up to 100 kg

athletics

• Dawit Ilariani

  Men, 110 m hurdles

• Mariami Kewkischwilli-Machawariani

  Women, shot put

Wrestling

• Dawit Bedinadze

  Men, Greco-Roman, up to 60 kg

• Bessarion Gotschashvili

  Men, freestyle, up to 55 kg

• Lasha Gogitadze

  Men, Greco-Roman, up to 55 kg

• Giorgi Gogschelidse (bronze )

  Men, freestyle, up to 96 kg

• Badri Chassaia

  Men, Greco-Roman, up to 84 kg

• Manuchar K Wirkelia (gold )

  Men, Greco-Roman, up to 74 kg

• Revazi Mindorashvili (Gold )

  Men, freestyle, up to 84 kg

• Ramas Nosadze

  Men, Greco-Roman, up to 96 kg

• Gela Sagirashvili

  Men, freestyle, up to 74 kg

• Otar Tuschishvili (bronze )

  Men, freestyle, up to 66 kg

shoot

Women:

• Nino Salukwadze (bronze )

  Women, 10 m air pistol and 25 m sport pistol

swim

• Irakli Revishvili

  Men, 200 m freestyle

• Ana Salnikova

  Women, 100 m chest

Trampoline exercise

• Luba Golovina

  Women

do gymnastics

• Ilya Giorgadze

  Men, Floor and Parallel Bars (Final)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Officially: UWW Awarded Giorgi Gogshelidze Silver Medal of Beijing Olympic Games . www.worldsport.ge from November 22, 2016; accessed on November 27, 2016.