Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
competed in the
Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
,
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
. Previously, Georgian athletes competed for the
Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics (russian: Объединённая команда на летних Олимпийских играх 1992) in Barcelona, Spain, was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet Union ...
. 34 competitors, 27 men and 7 women, took part in 39 events in 13 sports.
Medalists
Archery
In its debut Olympic archery competition, Georgia sent only
Unified Team-era veteran archer and quarterfinalist
Khatouna Kurivichvili. In Atlanta, she was defeated in the first round.
Athletics
;Women's track
;Women's field
Boxing
Diving
Fencing
One male fencer represented Georgia in 1996.
Gymnastics
Artistic
Rhythmic
Judo
;Men
Modern pentathlon
Sailing
;Open
;;Fleet racing
Shooting
Weightlifting
;Men
Wrestling
;Freestyle
Notes
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References
Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996
Summer
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