Turkmenistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = TKM

| NOCname = National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 1996

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website =

| location = Atlanta

| competitors = 7 (4 men and 3 women)

| sports = 6

| flagbearer = Rozy Redzhepov

| rank =

| gold = 0

| silver = 0

| bronze = 0

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 1996

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso = {{flagIOC|RU1}} (1900–1912)
{{flagIOC|URS}} (1952–1988)
{{flagIOC|EUN|1992 Summer}} (1992)

}}

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.

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics}}

;Men

;Field events

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

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!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Vladimir Malyavin

|align=left|Long jump

|colspan=2|No Mark

|colspan=2|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|Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

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!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Shohrat Kurbanov

|align=left|Light middleweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Pettersson|SWE|1996 Summer}}
L 2–7

|colspan=5|did not advance

Judo

{{main|Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Galina Atayeva

|align=left|Women's 48 kg

|n/a

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tortora|ITA|1996 Summer}}
L

|colspan=3|did not advance

|15T

align=center

|align=left|Olesya Nazarenko

|align=left|Women's 72 kg

|n/a

|{{flagIOCathlete|Curto|ESP|1996 Summer}}
L

|colspan=3|did not advance

|15T

Shooting

{{main|Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics}}

Turkmenistan has qualified a single shooter.

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Igor Pirekeyev

|align=left|50 m rifle prone

|595

|11

|colspan=2|did not advance

Table tennis

{{main article|Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics}}

;Singles

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Group round

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Bronze medal

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Aida Steshenko

|align=left|Women's singles

|align=left|Group K
{{flagIOCathlete|Park Hae-jung|KOR|1996 Summer}}
L 0 – 2
{{flagIOCathlete|Olga Nemes|GER|1996 Summer}}
L 0 – 2
{{flagIOCathlete|Chen Chiu–Tan|TPE|1996 Summer}}
L 0 – 2

|4

|colspan=6|did not advance

Wrestling

{{details|Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics}}

;Greco–Roman

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!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round 1

!Round 2

!Round 3

!Round 4

!Round 5

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

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!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Rozy Redzhepov

|align=left|−90 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Švec|CZE|1996 Summer}}
W 3-1

|{{flagIOCathlete|Fafiński|POL|1996 Summer}}
L 2-12

|{{flagIOCathlete|Yeghishyan|ARM|1996 Summer}}
L 2-5

|colspan=3|did not advance

|12

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080522105330/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092646/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TKM/summer/1996/ sports-reference]


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