IOC code KAZ Flag bearer Askhat Zhitkeyev | Competitors 114 in 17 sports | |
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NOC National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan Website www.olympic.kz (Kazakh) Medals
Ranked 40th Gold
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Kazakhstan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
Contents
- Archery
- Athletics
- Boxing
- Sprint
- Track
- Artistic
- Judo
- Modern pentathlon
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Synchronized swimming
- Taekwondo
- Triathlon
- Mens tournament
- Womens tournament
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- References
National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan sent a total of 114 athletes to the Games, 71 men and 43 women, to compete in 17 sports. The nation's team size was roughly smaller by 16 athletes from Sydney, and had the third largest share of men in its Summer Olympic history. Water polo was the only team-based sport in which Kazakhstan had its representation in these Olympic games. Among the sports played by the athletes, Kazakhstan marked its official Olympic debut in rhythmic gymnastics.
Notable Kazakh athletes featured returning Olympic medalists Alexander Vinokourov in road cycling and Islam Bairamukov in men's freestyle wrestling. Grigoriy Yegorov made his official comeback for his second Olympic bid, since he won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, representing the Soviet Union. Pistol shooter Galina Belyayeva was the oldest and most accomplished member of the team at age 55. Meanwhile, backstroke swimmer Anastassiya Prilepa set a historic milestone for the Kazakh team as the youngest ever athlete, aged 14, to compete at the Olympics.
Kazakhstan left Athens with a total of eight Olympic medals (one gold, four silver, and three bronze), finishing fortieth in the overall medal count. This was also the nation's poorest Olympic performance in history since the breakup of the Soviet Union, collecting only a single gold medal from welterweight boxer Bakhtiyar Artayev. Three of these medals were awarded each to the athletes in boxing and wrestling, including Artayev's illustrious gold, while Dmitriy Karpov added a second Olympic medal for Kazakhstan in track and field by claiming the bronze in men's decathlon.
Weightlifter Sergey Filimonov originally captured a bronze in the men's 77 kg class. On February 12, 2013, the International Olympic Committee stripped Russia's Oleg Perepetchenov of his 2004 Olympic medal after both probes were retested and showed traces of anabolic steroids, upgrading Filimonov's medal to silver.
Archery
Two Kazakh archers qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery.
Athletics
Kazakh athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
Boxing
Kazakhstan sent eight boxers to the 2004 Olympics. Each of them won at least one bout, a feat that not even Cuba accomplished. Three of the Kazakhstani boxers won medals, one each of gold, silver, and bronze. This put Kazakhstan in a tie with Thailand for third place in the boxing medals count, behind only Cuba and Russia. Russia was a constant annoyance for the Kazakhs, as they lost four of the five matches they boxed against Russians. In contrast, Bakhtiyar Artayev won the only match Kazakhstan had against the almost-invincible Cubans. Two boxers were defeated in the round of 16. Three more fell in the quarterfinals, just missing medals. The combined record of the eight boxers was 17-7.
Sprint
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Track
Artistic
Judo
Eight Kazakh judoka (five men and three women) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Modern pentathlon
Two Kazakh athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the Asian Modern Pentathlon Championships.
Shooting
Four Kazakh shooters qualified to compete in the following events:
Swimming
Kazakh swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
Synchronized swimming
Two Kazakh synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's duet.
Taekwondo
Kazakhstan has sent one taekwondo jin to compete.
Triathlon
Four Kazakh triathletes qualified for the following events.
Men's tournament
The following is the Kazakh roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Askar Orazalinov
Women's tournament
The following is the Kazakh roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Stanislav Pivovarov
Weightlifting
Three Kazakh weightlifters qualified for the following events:
Wrestling
Kazakh wrestlers qualified to compete in all events except the men's freestyle 60 kg class and the women's freestyle wrestling.
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