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Kyrgyzstan at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKGZ
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Website www.olympic.kg (in Kyrgyz, Russian, and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors17 in 7 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Kanykei Kubanychbekova
Denis Petrashov
Flag bearer (closing) Ernazar Akmataliev
Medals
Ranked 70th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances ( overview)
Other related appearances
  Russian Empire (1900–1912)
  Soviet Union (1952–1988)
  Unified Team (1992)

Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Akzhol Makhmudov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg August 3
 Silver Aisuluu Tynybekova Wrestling Women's freestyle 62 kg August 4
 Bronze Meerim Zhumanazarova Wrestling Women's freestyle 68 kg August 3

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 2 3
Fencing 1 0 1
Judo 1 0 1
Shooting 0 1 1
Swimming 1 0 1
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Wrestling 6 3 9
Total 11 6 17

Athletics

Kyrgyz athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (with a maximum of three athletes in each event): [2] [3]

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
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Nursultan Keneshbekov Men's 5000 m 14:07.79 18 Did not advance
Darya Maslova Women's marathon 2:35:35 36

Fencing

Kyrgyzstan entered one fencer into the Olympic competition for the first time since 2008. Roman Petrov claimed a spot in the men's épée by winning the final match at the Asia and Oceania Zonal Qualifier in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [4]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Roman Petrov Men's épée   Ma S-g ( KOR)
W 15–7
  Yamada ( JPN)
L 13–15
Did not advance

Judo

Kyrgyzstan entered one male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking. [5]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Vladimir Zoloev Men's −81 kg Bye   Khubetsov ( ROC)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Shooting

Kyrgyzstan granted an invitation from ISSF to send a women's rifle shooter to the Olympics, if the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021, marking the nation's return to the sport for the first time since London 2012. [6]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Kanykei Kubanychbekova Women's 10 m air rifle 612.8 48 Did not advance

Swimming

Kyrgyz swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [7] [8]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Denis Petrashov Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:00.23 27 Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:10.07 18 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Kyrgyzstan entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Bekdoolot Rasulbekov topped the list of weightlifters from Asia in the men's 96 kg category based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Bekdoolot Rasulbekov Men's −96 kg 166 8 208 5 374 6

Wrestling

Kyrgyzstan qualified nine wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's Greco-Roman 87 kg and women's freestyle 62 kg at the 2019 World Championships, while seven additional licenses were awarded to the Kyrgyz wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan. [9] [10]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ernazar Akmataliev Men's −65 kg   Punia ( IND)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 12
Aiaal Lazarev Men's −125 kg   Steveson ( USA)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance   Akgül ( TUR)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance 16
Aisuluu Tynybekova Women's −62 kg   Grigorjeva ( LAT)
W 3–0 PO
  Incze ( ROU)
W 5–0 VT
  Koliadenko ( UKR)
W 4–0 ST
  Kawai ( JPN)
L 1–3 PP
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Meerim Zhumanazarova Women's −68 kg   Hristova ( BUL)
W 3–1 PP
  Oborududu ( NGR)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance   Manolova ( AZE)
W 3–1 PP
  Soronzonbold ( MGL)
W 5–0 VT
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Aiperi Medet Kyzy Women's −76 kg   Syzdykova ( KAZ)
W 3–1 PP
  Vorobieva ( ROC)
W 4–0 ST
  Gray ( USA)
L 1–3 PP
  Adar ( TUR)
L 0–5 VT
5
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Zholaman Sharshenbekov Men's −60 kg   Ainagulov ( KAZ)
W 4–0 ST
  Ciobanu ( MDA)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance 7
Akzhol Makhmudov Men's −77 kg   Maafi ( TUN)
W 4–0 ST
  Huseynov ( AZE)
W 4–1 SP
  Chalyan ( ARM)
W 3–1 PP
  T Lőrincz ( HUN)
L 1–3 PP
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Atabek Azisbekov Men's −87 kg   V Lőrincz ( HUN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance   Kudla ( GER)
L 1–4 SP
Did not advance 10
Uzur Dzhuzupbekov Men's −97 kg   Aleksanyan ( ARM)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance   Savolainen ( FIN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 10

References

  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Fencing Zonal Qualifying Event for Asia-Oceania Finishes in Tashkent". International Fencing Federation. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  5. ^ International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
  6. ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ "FINA – Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Qualification". FINA. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  9. ^ Marantz, Ken (15 September 2019). "Olympic Champ Borrero Survives 'Bracket of Death' to Make 67kg Semis, Secure Tokyo 2020 Spot". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  10. ^ Marantz, Ken (9 April 2021). "Ryu Grabs Ticket to Tokyo While Kyrgyzstan Secures Three Olympic Spots". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 9 April 2021.