Kazakhstan at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Kazakhstan at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Kazakhstan at the; 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KAZ
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Website	www.olympic.kz (in Kazakh, Russian, and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors	96 (72 men and 24 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Yermakhan Ibraimov
Medals; Ranked 24th	Gold 3 Silver 4 Bronze 4 Total 11
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)

Kazakhstan competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Kazakhstani athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. 96 competitors, 72 men and 24 women, took part in 99 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Medalists edit

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Vassiliy Jirov	Boxing	Men's light-heavyweight
Gold	Alexandre Paryguin	Modern pentathlon	Men's individual
Gold	Yuriy Melnichenko	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg
Silver	Bulat Jumadilov	Boxing	Men's flyweight
Silver	Sergey Belyayev	Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle three positions
Silver	Sergey Belyayev	Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle prone
Silver	Anatoly Khrapaty	Weightlifting	Men's 99 kg
Bronze	Bolat Niyazymbetov	Boxing	Men's light-welterweight
Bronze	Yermakhan Ibraimov	Boxing	Men's light-middleweight
Bronze	Vladimir Vokhmianin	Shooting	Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol
Bronze	Maulen Mamyrov	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 52 kg

Archery edit

Kazakhstan sent six archers to Atlanta. Only one, Vadim Chikarev, won a match in the individual round. Chikarev had competed on the Unified Team in Barcelona. The women's team defeated the United States in the team round.

Women's Individual Competition:

Anna Mozhar – Round of 64, 37th place (0–1)
Irina Leonova – Round of 64, 52nd place (0–1)
Yana Touniiantse – Round of 64, 58th place (0–1)

Men's Individual Competition:

Vadim Chikarev – Round of 32, 30th place (1–1)
Vitaliy Shin – Round of 64, 33rd place (0–1)
Sergei Martynov – Round of 64, 43rd place (0–1)

Women's Team Competition:

Mozhar, Leonova, and Touniiantse – Quarterfinal, 8th place (1–1)

Men's Team Competition:

Chikarev, Shin, and Martynov – Round of 16, 13th place (0–1)

Athletics edit

Men's 100 metres

Men's 20 km Walk

Valeriy Borisov

Men's 50 km Walk

Sergey Korepanov – 3:48:42 (→ 8th place)

Men's Pole Vault

Igor Potapovich

Men's Triple Jump

Sergey Arzamasov

Men's Shot Put

Sergey Rubtsov

Women's 100 metres

Nataliya Vorobyova

Heat - 11.91 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 metres

Svetlana Bodritskaya

Heat – 53.24 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

Natalya Torshina

Qualification – 55.94 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

Yelena Pershina

Qualification – 6.50m (→ did not advance)

Yelena Koshcheyeva

Qualification – 5.55m (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

Svetlana Zalevskaya

Qualification – 1.93m
Final – 1.93m (→ 14th place)

Women's Shot Put

Yelena Baltabayeva

Qualification – 16.40m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

Svetlana Kazanina

Final Result – 6002 points (→ 18th place)

Women's 10 km Walk

Svetlana Tolstaya – 45:35 (→ 21st place)
Maya Sazonova – 47:33 (→ 35th place)

Boxing edit

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Bolat Dzhumadilov → Silver Medal
1. First Round – Defeated Vladislav Neiman (Israel), 18–7
2. Second Round – Defeated Serhiy Kovganko (Ukraine), 21–4
3. Quarterfinals – Defeated Damaen Kelly (Ireland), 13–6
4. Semifinals – Defeated Zoltan Lunka (Germany), 23–18
5. Final – Lost to Maikro Romero (Cuba), 11–12

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Bektas Abubakirov
1. First Round – Lost to Rachid Bouaita (France), 4–10

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Bakhtiyar Tileganov
1. First Round – Lost to Floyd Mayweather (United States), referee stopped contest in second round

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

Bolat Niyazymbetov → Bronze Medal
1. First Round – Defeated Carlos Martínez (Mexico), 25–3
2. Second Round – Defeated Davis Mwale (Zambia), 11–3
3. Quarterfinals – Defeated Moghimi Babak (Iran), 13–8
4. Semifinals – Lost to Héctor Vinent (Cuba), 6–23

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

Nurzhan Smanov
1. First Round – Defeated Lynden Hosking (Australia), referee stopped contest in second round
2. Second Round – Defeated Abdul Rasheed Baloch (Pakistan), 13–9
3. Quarterfinals – Lost to Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba), 8–16

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

Yermakhan Ibraimov → Bronze Medal
1. First Round – Defeated Nick Farrell (Canada), 15–4
2. Second Round – Defeated Hendrik Simangunsong (Indonesia), referee stopped contest in first round
3. Quarterfinals – Defeated Markus Beyer (Germany), 19–9
4. Semifinals – Lost to Alfredo Duvergel (Cuba), 19–28

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

Vassili Jirov → Gold Medal
1. First Round – Defeated Julio González (Mexico), referee stopped contest in second round
2. Second Round – Defeated Pietro Aurino (Italy), 18–13
3. Quarterfinals – Defeated Troy Amos-Ross (Canada), 14–8
4. Semifinals – Defeated Antonio Tarver (United States), 15–9
5. Final – Defeated Lee Seung-Bae (South Korea), 17–4