Turkmenistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = TKM

| NOCname = National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2008

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website =

| location = Beijing

| competitors = 10

| sports = 6

| flagbearer = Guwanç Nurmuhammedow

| 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 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was judoka Guwanç Nurmuhammedow.[http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm/_en/?idr=10&id=080630a "To carry the flag of the Motherland"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080810195801/http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm/_en/?idr=10&id=080630a |date=2008-08-10 }}, Turkmenistan government website, July 30, 2008

Athletics

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;Men

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

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!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

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|align=left|Amanmurad Hommadov

|align=left|Hammer throw

|{{abbr|NM|No mark}}

|—

|colspan=2|Did not advance

;Women

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!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

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!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Valentina Nazarova

|align=left|100 m

|11.94

|6

|colspan=6|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

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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|Aliasker Bashirov

|align=left|Welterweight

|{{flagIOCathlete|Chiguer|FRA|2008 Summer}}
L 6–17

|colspan=5|Did not advance

Judo

{{main|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Preliminary

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!Repechage 3

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

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!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Guwanç Nurmuhammedow

|align=left|Men's −66 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Pak C-M|PRK|2008 Summer}}
L 0000–1000

|colspan=4|Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Casale|ITA|2008 Summer}}
L 0002–0012

|colspan=4|Did not advance

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|align=left|Nasiba Surkieva

|align=left|Women's −70 kg

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Rousey|USA|2008 Summer}}
L 0000–1010

|colspan=8|Did not advance

Shooting

{{main|Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

;Women

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Yekaterina Arabova

|align=left|10 m air rifle

|376

|47

|colspan=2|Did not advance

Swimming

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;Men

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Andrey Molchanov

|align=left|50 m freestyle

|25.02

|64

|colspan=4|Did not advance

;Women

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

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Olga Hachatryan

|align=left|100 m freestyle

|1:14.77

|48

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Weightlifting

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

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Snatch

!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk

!rowspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2"|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ümürbek Bazarbaýew

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's −62 kg

|133

|6

|160

|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

|133

|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=center

|align=left|Tolkunbek Hudaýbergenow

|126

|14

|162

|7

|288

|7

See also

References

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{{Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

{{Country at games navbox|Turkmenistan|Summer Olympics}}

Category:Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008

Summer Olympics

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