Turkmenistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Turkmenistan competed in the Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, the nation was part of the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Turkmenistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TKM
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan
in Atlanta
Competitors	7 (4 men and 3 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Rozy Redzhepov
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Vladimir Malyavin	Long jump	No Mark		did not advance

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

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Shohrat Kurbanov	Light middleweight	Pettersson (SWE) L 2–7	did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Galina Atayeva	Women's 48 kg	n/a	Tortora (ITA) L	did not advance			15T
Olesya Nazarenko	Women's 72 kg	n/a	Curto (ESP) L	did not advance			15T

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Turkmenistan has qualified a single shooter.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Igor Pirekeyev	50 m rifle prone	595	11	did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Singles

Athlete	Event	Group round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Bronze medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Aida Steshenko	Women's singles	Group K  Park Hae-jung (KOR) L 0 – 2  Olga Nemes (GER) L 0 – 2  Chen Chiu–Tan (TPE) L 0 – 2	4	did not advance

Wrestling

Further information: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Greco–Roman

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rozy Redzhepov	−90 kg	Švec (CZE) W 3-1	Fafiński (POL) L 2-12	Yeghishyan (ARM) L 2-5	did not advance			12

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• sports-reference