Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...
competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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,
Australia
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. Kyrgyzstan won their first Olympic medal at these games. 48 competitors, 35 men and 13 women, took part in 59 events in 9 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
Men's Competition
Men's Javelin Throw
*
Dmitriy Shnayder
:* Qualifying – 66.40 (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
*
Nikolay Davydov
:* Qualifying – no mark (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
*
Nazirdin Akylbekov
:* Final – 2:31:26 (→ 70th place)
Women's Competition
Women's 400 m
*
Oksana Luneva
:* Round 1 – 54.98 (→ did not advance)
Women's Javelin Throw
*
Tatyana Sudarikova
:* Qualifying – 48.33 (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump
*
Elena Bobrovskaia
:* Qualifying – 6.19 (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
*
Tatyana Efimenko
:* Qualifying – no mark (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
*
Irina Bogachova
:* Final – 2:29:55 (→ 14th place)
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
*
Taalaibek Kadiraliev
Taalaybek Kadyraliyev (born 7 September 1968) is a Kyrgyzstani former boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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**Round 1 – Defeated
Ngoudjo Herman of Cameroon
**Round 2 – Lost to
Clarence Vinson of United States (→ did not advance)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
*
Almazbek Raiymkulov
**Round 1 – Defeated
Tumentsetseg Uitumen of Mongolia
**Round 2 – Defeated
José Leonardo Cruz
José Leonardo Cruz (born 17 December 1975) is a Colombian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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of Colombia
**Quarterfinal – Lost to
Cristian Bejarano
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of Mexico (→ did not advance)
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
*
Nurbek Kasenov
Nurbek Kasenov (born 3 January 1976) is a Kyrgyzstani former boxer. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics
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**Round 1 – Lost to
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of Venezuela (→ did not advance)
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
*
Vladislav Vizilter
Vladislav Vizilter (born 17 August 1979) is a Kyrgyzstani former boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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**Round 1 – Bye
**Round 2 – Lost to
Zsolt Erdei
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of Hungary (→ did not advance)
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
*
Alexey Katulievsky
Aleksey Katulevsky (born 19 December 1978) is a Kyrgyzstani former boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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**Round 1 – Defeated
George Olwande Odindo
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of Kenya
**Round 2 – Lost to
John Dovi
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Career
He was 7 times French light-heavy champ from 1999 to 2005.
In Houston at the 19 ...
of France (→ did not advance)
Cycling
Road Cycling
Men's Individual Time Trial
*
Evgeny Wacker
:* Final – 1:00:21 (→ 17th place)
Men's Road Race
*
Evgeny Wacker
:* Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Fencing
One male fencer represented Kyrgyzstan in 2000.
;
Men's épée
*
Aleksandr Poddubny
Judo
*
Olga Artamonova
**
Women's half middleweight – T9th place
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle
*
Sergey Ashihmin
Sergey Ashihmin (russian: Серге́й Ашихмин; is a Russian-born Kyrgyzstani former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a former Kyrgyzstan record holder in the 50 and 100 ...
:* Preliminary Heat – 23.53 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Freestyle
*
Sergey Ashihmin
Sergey Ashihmin (russian: Серге́й Ашихмин; is a Russian-born Kyrgyzstani former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a former Kyrgyzstan record holder in the 50 and 100 ...
:* Preliminary Heat – 51.28 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
*
Dmitri Kuzmin
:* Preliminary Heat – 1:52.93 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
*
Ivan Ivanov
:* Preliminary Heat – 04:09.33 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
*
Ivan Ivanov
:* Preliminary Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
*
Konstantin Ushkov
Konstantin Ushkov (russian: Константин Ушков ; born August 2, 1977) is a retired butterfly swimmer from Russia, who won silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in freestyle relay. He also competed for Kyrgyzstan at the 2000 Summ ...
:* Preliminary Heat – 55.25 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
*
Konstantin Andriushin
:* Preliminary Heat – 02:04.86 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
*
Evgeny Petrashov
:* Preliminary Heat – 01:07.32 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
*
Alexandr Tkachev
:* Preliminary Heat – 02:15.63 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
*
Konstantin Prayhkin
:* Preliminary Heat – 59.86 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
*
Aleksandr Yegorov
:* Preliminary Heat – 02:13.86 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
*
Andrei Pakin
:* Preliminary Heat – 02:07.88 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle
*
Sergey Ashihmin
Sergey Ashihmin (russian: Серге́й Ашихмин; is a Russian-born Kyrgyzstani former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a former Kyrgyzstan record holder in the 50 and 100 ...
,
Konstantin Ushkov
Konstantin Ushkov (russian: Константин Ушков ; born August 2, 1977) is a retired butterfly swimmer from Russia, who won silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in freestyle relay. He also competed for Kyrgyzstan at the 2000 Summ ...
,
Dmitri Kuzmin, and
Alexei Pavlov
:* Preliminary Heat – 03:25.03 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle
*
Andrei Pakin,
Dmitri Kuzmin,
Alexandr Shilin, and
Ivan Ivanov
:* Preliminary Heat – DSQ (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley
*
Alexandr Tkachev,
Alexandr Shilin,
Konstantin Ushkov
Konstantin Ushkov (russian: Константин Ушков ; born August 2, 1977) is a retired butterfly swimmer from Russia, who won silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in freestyle relay. He also competed for Kyrgyzstan at the 2000 Summ ...
, and
Sergey Ashihmin
Sergey Ashihmin (russian: Серге́й Ашихмин; is a Russian-born Kyrgyzstani former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a former Kyrgyzstan record holder in the 50 and 100 ...
:* Preliminary Heat – 03:46.70 (→ did not advance)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
*
Ekaterina Tochenaya
:* Preliminary Heat – 26.88 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
*
Ekaterina Tochenaya
:* Preliminary Heat – 58.8 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
*
Anna Korshikova
:* Preliminary Heat – 02:08.08 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
*
Nataliya Korabelnikova
:* Preliminary Heat – 04:24.29 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
*
Olga Moltchanova
:* Preliminary Heat – 01:14.41 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
*
Olga Moltchanova
:* Preliminary Heat – 02:41.43 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
*
Anjelika Solovieva
:* Preliminary Heat – 01:07.63 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
*
Alexandra Zertsalova
:* Preliminary Heat – 02:24.09 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
*
Alexandra Zertsalova
:* Preliminary Heat – 05:09.03 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle
*
Nataliya Korabelnikova,
Anna Korshikova,
Anjelika Solovieva, and
Ekaterina Tochenaya
:* Preliminary Heat – 08:41.21 (→ did not advance)
Weightlifting
Men
Wrestling
Notes
*Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. .
*International Olympic Committee (2001)
The Results Retrieved 12 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
The Results Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web Site
References
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