Turkmenistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Turkmenistan at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg
IOC code TKM
NOC National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan
Website https://olympic.tm/en
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors9 in 4 [1] sports
Flag bearers (opening) Gulbadam Babamuratova
Merdan Ataýew
Flag bearer (closing) N/A
Medals
Ranked 77th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1952–1988)
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team (1992)

Turkmenistan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

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Polina Guryeva won the country's first ever medal by placing second in the women's 59 kg in weightlifting. With that achievement Turkmenistan became the last post-Soviet country to win a medal at the Olympics.

Medallist

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Polina Guryeva Weightlifting Women's 59 kg 27 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 101
Judo 011
Swimming 112
Weightlifting 325
Total549

Athletics

Turkmenistan received a universality slot from IAAF to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics. [3]

Key
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Mergen Mämmedow Men's hammer throw 67.5330Did not advance

Judo

Turkmenistan entered one female judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking. [4]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Gulbadam Babamuratova Women's −52 kg Flag of Israel.svg  Cohen  (ISR)
L 00–10		Did not advance

Swimming

Turkmenistan received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. [5]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Merdan Ataýew Men's 100 m backstroke 55.2434Did not advance
Men's 200 m backstroke 2:03.6829Did not advance
Darya Semyonova Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:16.3739Did not advance

Weightlifting

Turkmen weightlifters qualified for five quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021. [6]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Rejepbaý Rejepow Men's −81 kg 1643198DNF164DNF
Öwez Öwezow Men's −109 kg 171112001037110
Hojamuhammet Toýçyýew Men's +109 kg 184423064144
Kristina Şermetowa Women's −55 kg 90511552056
Polina Guryeva Women's −59 kg 9631212217Silver medal icon.svg

References

  1. ↑ "ТУРКМЕНСКИЕ АТЛЕТЫ В ПРЕДДВЕРИИ ОЛИМПИАДЫ". Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ↑ International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
  5. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine . Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Tokyo 2020 Qualification (Weightlifting)
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