Georgia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Sporting event delegation
| Georgia at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | GEO |
| NOC | Georgian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| 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) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) | |
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Georgia competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Medalists
[edit ]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Vladimer Chanturia | Boxing | Heavyweight |
| Bronze | Giorgi Vazagashvili | Judo | Men's 66 kg |
| Bronze | Giorgi Asanidze | Weightlifting | Men's 85 kg |
| Bronze | Akaki Chachua | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| Bronze | Mukhran Vakhtangadze | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg |
| Bronze | Eldar Kurtanidze | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 97 kg |
Results by event
[edit ]Archery
[edit ]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
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
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
[edit ]Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's 100m
- Round 1 – 10.7 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100m
- Round 1 – 12.56 (→ did not advance)
Boxing
[edit ]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
[edit ]Main article: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Women's competition
[edit ]| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Nana Nebieridze | 10 m platform | 252.09 | 26 | did not advance | |||
Swimming
[edit ]Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men's competition
[edit ]| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Zurab Beridze | 50 m freestyle | 24.28 | 54 | did not advance | |||
Weightlifting
[edit ]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 | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | |||
| Mukhran Gogia | – 105 kg | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | |
| Valeri Sarava | + 105 kg | 170.0 | 210.0 | 215.0 | 385.0 | 16 | |||
References
[edit ]- 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
