Nazar Begliyev (born April 27, 1980 in Ashgabat) is a retired Turkmen middle-distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres. Begliyev qualified for the Turkmen squad in the men's 800 metres at the

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in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan and the

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with an entry standard time of 1:50.20. He overhauled the 1:50 barrier and lowered his own personal best at 1:49.64 in the first heat, but crashed out of the prelims to sixth and did not advance further into the semifinals, trailing behind the leader and eventual silver medalist Mbulaeni Mulaudzi of South Africa by four seconds.

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* 1980 births Living people Turkmenistan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Turkmenistan Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ashgabat {{Turkmenistan-athletics-bio-stub