Georgia at the Olympics facts for kids
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IOC code | GEO | ||||||||
NOC | Georgian National Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 57th |
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Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) 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.
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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Medals
Medals by Summer Games
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Medals by Winter Games
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Medals by Summer sportLeading in that sport
List of medalists
Flagbearers
Change medalistsMain page: 2008 Summer Olympics medal table
Disqualified medalistsMain pages: 2012 Summer Olympics medal table and List of stripped Olympic medals
See alsoIn Spanish: Georgia en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños
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