Turkmenistan at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = TKM
| NOCname = National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 2016
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| website =
| location = Rio de Janeiro
| competitors = 9
| sports = 5
| flagbearer = Merdan Ataýew{{cite web|title=The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-opening-ceremony|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=5 August 2016}}
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| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
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| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1996
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| seealso = {{flagIOC|RU1}} (1900–1912)
{{flagIOC|URS}} (1952–1988)
{{flagIOC|EUN|1992 Summer}} (1992)
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Turkmenistan competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
The National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan sent a team of nine athletes, four men and five women, to compete in five different sports at the Games.{{cite news|title=Сборная команда Туркменистана отбыла на Олимпиаду в Бразилию|trans-title=Turkmenistan national team left for the Olympics in Brazil|url=http://www.turkmenistan.ru/ru/articles/41883.html|date=28 July 2016|publisher=Turkmenistan.ru|access-date=29 July 2016}} This was also the youngest delegation in Turkmenistan's Olympic history, with more than half of the team under the age of 25, and many of them were expected to reach their peak in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Eight Turkmen athletes made their debut in Rio de Janeiro, with hammer thrower Amanmurad Hommadov headed to his second Games as the oldest and most experienced competitor (aged 29). Meanwhile, breaststroke swimmer Darya Semyonova established history for the Turkmens as the youngest ever Olympian (aged 14), beating the record previously held by Yelena Rojkova twelve years earlier in Athens. Other notable athletes featured world's top-ranked judoka Gulbadam Babamuratova in the women's 52 kg category, and backstroke swimmer Merdan Ataýew, the tallest of the team (standing at 6 ft 5 in), who was selected to become Turkmenistan's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.{{cite news|url=http://turkmenportal.com/blog/8414|title=Знаменосцем команды Туркменистана на открытии Олимпийских игр в Рио-де-Жанейро стал пловец Мердан Атаев|trans-title=Swimmer Merdan Atayev became the flag bearer for Turkmenistan team at the Olympic opening in Rio de Janeiro|language=ru|publisher=Turkmen Portal|date=7 August 2016|access-date=4 October 2016}}
Turkmenistan, however, had to wait five more years for its first medal.
Athletics
{{main article|Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Turkmenistan has received universality slots from IAAF to send two athletes (one male and one female) to the Olympics.{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|access-date=18 April 2015}}{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/media/file/559/IAAF%20Rio%202016%20standards.pdf|publisher=IAAF|access-date=18 April 2015}}
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- 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
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!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heat !colspan="2"|Semifinal !colspan="2"|Final |
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!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
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|align=left|Yelena Ryabova |align=left|Women's 200 m |25.45 |8 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
;Field events
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!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Qualification !colspan="2"|Final |
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!Distance !Position !Distance !Position |
| align=center
|align=left|Amanmurad Hommadov |align=left|Men's hammer throw |61.99 |30 |colspan=2|Did not advance |
Boxing
{{main article|Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
Turkmenistan has entered one boxer to compete in the men's middleweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. Arslanbek Achilov had claimed an Olympic spot with a quarterfinal victory at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.{{cite news|title=World Olympic Qualifier Quarter-Finals see Haiti, Iraq, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan among 23 nations to confirm quota places at Rio 2016|url=http://www.aiba.org/blog/world-olympic-qualifier-quarter-finals-see-haiti-iraq-tajikistan-turkmenistan-among-23-nations-confirm-quota-places-rio-2016/|publisher=AIBA|date=24 June 2016|access-date=24 June 2016}}
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!rowspan="2"|Event !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !colspan=2|Final |
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!Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
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|align=left|Arslanbek Achilov |align=left|Men's middleweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Harcsa|HUN|2016 Summer}} |colspan=5|Did not advance |
Judo
{{main article|Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
Turkmenistan has qualified two judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Gulbadam Babamuratova was ranked among the top 14 eligible judokas for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Rushana Nurjavova at women's lightweight (57 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the Asian region as Turkmenistan's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position.{{cite news|url=http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913|title=IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games|date=23 June 2016|publisher=International Judo Federation|access-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707205937/http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913|archive-date=7 July 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
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!rowspan="2"|Athlete !rowspan="2"|Event !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !Repechage !colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}} |
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!Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
| align=center
|align=left|Gulbadam Babamuratova |align=left|Women's −52 kg |{{flagIOCathlete|Gómez|ESP|2016 Summer}} |colspan=6|Did not advance |
| align=center
|align=left|Rushana Nurjavova |align=left|Women's −57 kg |{{flagIOCathlete|Karakas|HUN|2016 Summer}} |colspan=6|Did not advance |
Swimming
{{main article|Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
Turkmenistan has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805|publisher=FINA|access-date=14 March 2015}}{{cite web|title=Men's Final Entry List|url=http://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/men_final_2.pdf|publisher=FINA|access-date=20 July 2016}}{{cite web|title=Women's Final Entry List|url=http://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/women_final_2.pdf|publisher=FINA|access-date=20 July 2016}}
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| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heat !colspan="2"|Semifinal !colspan="2"|Final |
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!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| align=center
|align=left|Merdan Ataýew |align=left|Men's 100 m backstroke |56.34 NR |33 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
| align=center
|align=left|Darya Semyonova |align=left|Women's 100 m breaststroke |1:19.84 |41 |colspan=4|Did not advance |
Weightlifting
{{main article|Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
Turkmenistan has qualified one male and one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top seven national finish (for men) and top six (for women), at the 2016 Asian Championships.{{cite news|title=Continental Qualification current standing|url=http://www.iwf.net/2016/05/02/continental-qualification-current-standing/|access-date=2 May 2016|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation}} The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2016/07/Rio2016_List-of-Athletes-by-Event_20160721_Public.pdf|title=Rio 2016 Weightlifting – List of Athletes by Bodyweight Category|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|access-date=21 July 2016}}
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!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Snatch !colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk !rowspan="2"|Total !rowspan="2"|Rank |
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!Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
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|align=left|Hojamuhammet Toychiyev |align=left|Men's +105 kg | |{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} |— |— |— |{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}} |
| align=center
|align=left|Gulnabat Kadyrova |align=left|Women's −69 kg |90 |14 |105 |13 |195 |13 |
References
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