Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. The
National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan (NOC) is a sports governing body that was established in 1992 to manage Tajikistan, Tajikistan's activities in relation to the Olympics. The office of the NOC is located in the center o ...
sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 16 athletes, 13 men and 3 women, competed in 7 sports. Six of these athletes had competed in Beijing, including judoka
Rasul Boqiev
Rasul Boqiev (also spelled as Rasul Bokiev ( tg, Расул Боқиев); born 29 September 1982) is a Tajikistani judoka who competes in the -73 kg (lightweight) category. He has won bronze medal at the Judo World Championships and a bro ...
and freestyle wrestler
Yusup Abdusalomov
Yusup Rashidovich Abdusalamov (russian: Юсуп Рашидович Абдусаламов; born November 8, 1977; Dagestan) is a USSR-born Russian and Tajik wrestler, who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Career
Having won the fr ...
, who both won Tajikistan's first ever Olympic medals.
Tajikistan left London with only a single medal, following its successful Olympics in Beijing. Boxer
Mavzuna Chorieva, who won the bronze in women's lightweight division, set a historic Olympic record, as the nation's first female medalist in history, and first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Medalists
Athletics
Tajikistani athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
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Key
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Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
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Q = Qualified for the next round
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q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
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NR = National record
*
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
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Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
;Men
;Women
Boxing
Tajikistan has so far qualified boxers for the following events
;Men
;Women
Judo
Tajikistan has qualified 2 judokas
Shooting
;Men
Swimming
;Women
Taekwondo
Tajikistan has qualified the following quota places.
Wrestling
Tajikistan has qualified the following athletes at the wrestling competition.
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Key
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- Victory by Fall.
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- Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
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- Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
;Men's freestyle
References
External links
Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012
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2012 in Tajikistani sport
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