Tajikistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Tajikistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TJK
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan
Website	www.olympic.tj  (in Tajik)
in Athens
Competitors	9 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Nargis Nabieva [1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Tajikistan was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan.

In total, nine athletes including five men and four women represented Tajikistan in five different sports including archery, athletics, boxing, shooting and wrestling.

Competitors

In total, nine athletes represented Tajikistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece across five different sports. ^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	0	1	1
Athletics	1	1	2
Boxing	1	—	1
Shooting	1	0	1
Wrestling	2	2	4
Total	5	4	9

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In total, one Tajikistani athlete participated in the archery events – Nargis Nabieva in the women's individual. ^[2]

The archery events took place at the Panathenaic Stadium in Pangrati, Athens from 15 to 21 August 2004. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nargis Nabieva	Women's individual	600	55	Wu H-J  (TPE) L 142–156	did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In total, two Tajikistani athletes participated in the athletics events – Gulsara Dadabaeva in the women's marathon and Dilshod Nazarov in the men's hammer throw. ^[2]

Most of the athletics events took place at the Athens Olympic Stadium in Marousi, Athens from 18 to 29 August 2004. ^[4] The men's and women's marathons took place at the Panathenaic Stadium in Pangrati, Athens. ^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Dilshod Nazarov	Hammer throw	NM	—	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Gulsara Dadabaeva	Marathon	2:50:45	53

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In total, one Tajikistani athlete participated in the boxing events – Sherali Dostiev in the light flyweight category. ^[2]

The boxing events took place at the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall in Peristeri, Athens from 14 to 29 August 2004. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sherali Dostiev	Light flyweight	Tanamor  (PHI) L 12–17	did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In total, one Tajikistani athlete participated in the shooting events – Sergey Babikov in the men's 10 m air pistol. ^[2]

The shooting events took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre in Markopoulo Mesogaias, East Attica from 9 to 17 August 2004. ^[7]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sergey Babikov	10 m air pistol	581	10	did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In total, four Tajikistani athletes participated in the wrestling events – Yusup Abdusalomov in the men's freestyle −74 kg category, Shamil Aliev in the men's freestyle −84 kg category, Natalia Ivanova in the women's freestyle −63 kg and Lidiya Karamchakova in the women's freestyle −48 kg. ^[2]

The wrestling events took place at the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall in Ano Liosia, Athens from 22 to 29 August 2004. ^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Yusup Abdusalomov	−74 kg	Aslanov  (AZE) W 3–1 PP	Igali  (CAN) L 1–3 PP	—	2	did not advance			9
Shamil Aliev	−84 kg	Ghiţă  (ROM) W 3–1 PP	Sène  (SEN) W 3–1 PP	Sazhidov  (RUS) L 0–3 PO	2	did not advance			8

Women

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool				Classification	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Lidiya Karamchakova	−48 kg	Merleni  (UKR) L 0–4 ST	Psatha  (GRE) W 3–1 PP	Louati  (TUN) W 5–0 VT	2	Oorzhak  (RUS) L 0–4 ST	did not advance		7
Natalia Ivanova	−63 kg	Khilko  (BLR) L 1–3 PP	Legrand  (FRA) L 0–3 PO	—	3	did not advance			11

See also

• Tajikistan at the 2002 Asian Games
• Tajikistan at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
2. "Tajikistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
3. "Panathinaiko Stadio, Athina". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
4. "Olympiako Stadio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
5. "Panathinaiko Stadio, Athina". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
6. "Olympiako Gymnastirio Pygmakhias Peristeriou, Peristeri". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
7. "Olympiako Kentro Skopovolis Markopoulou, Markopoulo". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
8. "Olympiako Gymnastirio Ano Liosion, Ano Liossia". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Tajikistan Olympic Committee