Kyrgyzstan at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July 2012 to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth appearance at the Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Kyrgyzstan at the 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KGZ
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
in London
Competitors	14 in 8 sports
Flag bearers	Chingiz Mamedov (opening) Bekzat Osmonaliev (closing)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games. A total of 14 athletes, 11 men and 3 women, competed in 8 sports, including the nation's Olympic debut in sailing. This was also Kyrgyzstan's youngest delegation in Summer Olympic history, with more than half under the age of 25, and many of them were expected to reach their peak in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Judoka Chingiz Mamedov was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

For the third time in history, Kyrgyzstan, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal in London.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

 

Iuliia Andreeva finished sixtieth in women's marathon.

Kyrgyz athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):^[1][2]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Erzhan Askarov	800 m	1:59.56	8	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Iuliia Andreeva	Marathon	2:36:01	60

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Chingiz Mamedov	Men's −90 kg	Nishiyama (JPN) L 0000–0110	Did not advance
Iurii Krakovetskii	Men's +100 kg	Simionescu (ROU) L 0001–1001	Did not advance

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstan has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Ilya Ignatiev	Laser	49	49	49	48	48	48	38	47	46	49	EL	422	49

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstan has ensured berths in the following events of shooting^[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ruslan Ismailov	10 m air rifle	593	21	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1146	40	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstan has gained two "Universality places" from the FINA.^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dmitrii Aleksandrov	200 m breaststroke	2:17.92	32	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dariya Talanova	200 m breaststroke	2:38.01	34	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstan has qualified in the following events.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rasul Abduraim	Men's −80 kg	Sarmiento (ITA) L 1–5	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstan has qualified the following quota places.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Bekzat Osmonaliev	Men's −56 kg	127	3	147	DNF	127	DNF

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstan has qualified in the following weight categories.

Key:

• VT – Victory by Fall.
• PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
• PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Magomed Musaev	−96 kg	Balcı (TUR) W 3–1 ^PP	Isokawa (JPN) W 3–1 ^PP	Yazdani (IRI) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance				7

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Arsen Eraliev	−55 kg	Bye	Sourian (IRI) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance		Bye	Modos (HUN) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance	11
Daniar Kobonov	−74 kg	Bye	Julfalakyan (ARM) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance		Bye	Kikiniou (BLR) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance	17

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Aisuluu Tynybekova	−63 kg	Bye	Johansson (SWE) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance					13

References

1. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
2. (PDF), IAAF, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011, retrieved 4 June 2011
3. "Quota places by nation and name". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
4. (PDF). FINA. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
5. "Asian Qualification Tournament for London 2012 – Medallists" (PDF). World Taekwondo Federation. 26 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.

 

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