Georgia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
| Georgia at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | GEO | ||||||||
| NOC | Georgian National Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Sydney | |||||||||
| Competitors | 36 (27 men and 9 women) in 12 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Giorgi Asanidze | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 68th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
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 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) | |||||||||
Georgia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Medalists
Bronze
- Vladimer Chanturia — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Giorgi Vazagashvili — Judo, Men's Half Lightweight (– 66 kg)
- Giorgi Asanidze — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight (– 85 kg)
- Akaki Chachua — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (– 63 kg)
- Mukhran Vakhtangadze — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight (– 85 kg)
- Eldar Kurtanidze — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight (– 97 kg)
Results by event
Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics
In its second Olympic archery competition, Georgia sent three women. None won a match, and the trio lost their first match in the team round as well.
| Women's individual | |||||||||
| Khatuna Phutkaradze | Khatuna Lorigi | Asmat Diasamidze | |||||||
| 1/32 eliminations | Lost to | Kate Fairweather Australia |
166-158 | Lost to | Melissa Jennison Australia |
160-151 | Lost to | Yi-Yin Lin Chinese Taipei |
158-140 |
Women's team:
- Phutkaradze, Lorigi, and Diasamidze — Round of 16, 12th place (0-1)
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's 100m
- Ruslan Rusidze
- Round 1 - 10.7 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100m
- Tamara Shanidze
- Round 1 - 12.56 (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Theimuraz Khurtsilava
- Round 1 - Defeated Aram Ramazyan of Armenia
- Round 2 - Lost to Raimkul Malakhbekov of Russia (→ did not advance)
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Vladimer Chanturia
- Round 1 - Bye
- Round 2 - Defeated Amro Mostafa Mahmoud of Egypt
- Quarterfinal - Defeated Ruslan Chagaev of Uzbekistan
- Semifinal - Lost to Sultanahmed Ibzagimov of Russia - Bronze medal
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Women's Competition
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nana Nebieridze | 10 m platform | 252.09 | 26 | did not advance | |||
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's Competition
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Zurab Beridze | 50 m freestyle | 24.28 | 54 | did not advance | |||
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Giorgi Asanidze | – 85 kg | 175.0 | 180.0 | 210.0 | 390.0 |  | |||
| Mukhran Gogia | – 105 kg | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | |
| Valeri Sarava | + 105 kg | 170.0 | 210.0 | 215.0 | 385.0 | 16 | |||
References
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
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