Georgia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Georgia
games=2008 Summer
competitors=35
sports=11
flagbearer=Ramaz Nozadze
officials=
gold=3
silver=
bronze=3
total=6
rank=

Georgia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of the results of all of the athletes who qualified for the Olympics and were nominated by Georgian National Olympic Committee. Georgia was represented in the Beijing Olympic Games by 35 sportsmen and sportswomen in total of 11 different sporting events. These Olympic Games had a very dramatic start for Georgia, as well as for Russia, due to the onset of the 2008 South Ossetia war at the very start of the Games. Georgian athletes won three gold and three bronze medals during the games.

Medalists

;Women

Trampoline

Women

On August 10, 2008, Nino Salukvadze made international headlines as she kissed and hugged with Russian silver medalist Natalia Paderina after the 10m air pistol medal ceremony while Georgia and Russia were fighting over South Ossetia [ [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/olympic.embrace/?iref=hpmostpop "Olympic shooters hug as their countries do battle"] , CNN, August 10, 2008] .

Swimming

Both Georgian teams are comprised of Brazilians who became Georgian citizens to compete in Olympic Beach Volleyball [cite web | url= http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Olympics/idUSPEK30175820080806?sp=true | title= Brazilians Geor and Gia fly new flag | accessdate= 2008-08-23 | last= Barrett | first= Jane | date= 2008-08-06 | publisher= Reuters] . The players' nicknames echo the name of the country, the men in English ("Geor and "Gia"), and the women in Georgian ("Saka" and "Rtvelo"). Beach Volleyball proved to be the most notable moment for the Georgian team when their women defeated Russian opponents. The added notability to this game stemmed from the military conflict with Russia over South Ossetia.

The men are ranked 17th, and are playing in Pool C against pairs from Brazil, Australia and Angola [ [http://206.196.31.34/TeamPreview.aspx?TournID=1808&ID1=7455&ID2=7456 FIVB Team Preview - Geor/Gia] ] . The women are ranked 23rd in the Olympic qualifying rankings, and were the last team to earn entry from the rankings list. They are playing in Pool C against pairs from Brazil, Australia and Russia [ [http://206.196.31.34/TeamPreview.aspx?TournID=1809&ID1=5142&ID2=8012 FIVB Team Preview - Rtvelo/Saka] ] .

Weightlifting

Men

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