Kyrgyzstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third appearance at the Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Kyrgyzstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KGZ
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
in Athens
Competitors	29 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Mital Sharipov
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games. A total of 29 athletes, 22 men and 7 women, competed only in 9 sports. Eight Kyrgyzstani athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including 43-year-old marathon runner Irina Bogachova, Greco-Roman wrestler Gennady Chkhaidze, who finished fifth for his native country Georgia in the men's heavyweight division, and Asian Games silver medalist Evgeny Vakker in men's road cycling. Freestyle swimmer Ruslan Ismailov, aged 14, set the nation's Olympic milestone as the youngest ever athlete to compete at the Olympics. Weightlifter and 2000 Olympian Mital Sharipov was the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.^[1]

For the second time in history, Kyrgyzstan failed to win a single Olympic medal in Athens.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstani 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).^[2][3]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Valery Pisarev	Marathon	2:40:10	79

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Elena Bobrovskaya	100 m	11.76	6	Did not advance
Irina Bogachova	Marathon	—						DNF
Tatiana Borisova	1500 m	4:13.36	14	—		Did not advance
Oksana Luneva	400 m	52.94	6	—		Did not advance
Galina Pedan	400 m hurdles	59.02	7	—		Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Tatiana Efimenko	High jump	1.89	=23	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstan sent only two boxers to Athens.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Aybek Abdymomunov	Bantamweight	Lassi (PAK) L 22–36	Did not advance
Asylbek Talasbayev	Featherweight	Franco (CUB) L 15–32	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Evgeny Vakker	Men's road race	Did not finish
	Men's time trial	1:01:00.47	23

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstan has qualified a single judoka.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Erkin Ibragimov	Men's −81 kg	Hawn (USA) L 0001–0010	Did not advance

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Two Kyrygzstani athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the Asian Championships.

Athlete	Event	Shooting (10 m air pistol)			Fencing (épée one touch)			Swimming (200 m freestyle)			Riding (show jumping)			Running (3000 m)			Total points	Final rank
		Points	Rank	MP Points	Results	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP points	Penalties	Rank	MP points	Time	Rank	MP Points
Pavel Uvarov	Men's	181	8	1108	10–21	=31	664	2:13.26	27	1204	140	17	1060	10:05.95	21	980	5016	22
Liudmila Sirotkina	Women's	168	23	952	14–17	=19	776	2:26.92	20	1160	56	7	1144	11:46.95	26	896	4928	23

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstan has qualified a single shooter.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Aleksandr Babchenko	10 m air rifle	588	=33	Did not advance
	50 m rifle prone	591	=24	Did not advance
	50 m rifle 3 positions	1130	40	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstani swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Semen Danilov	50 m freestyle	26.61	=66	Did not advance
Vasilii Danilov	400 m freestyle	4:15.32	44	—		Did not advance
Ruslan Ismailov	200 m freestyle	2:01.53	59	Did not advance
Anton Kramarenko	200 m breaststroke	2:28.59	46	Did not advance
Yevgeny Petrashov	100 m breaststroke	1:07.78	55	Did not advance
Iurii Zakharov	200 m backstroke	2:10.45	36	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Kyrgyzstan has qualified one weightlifter.

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ulanbek Moldodosov	Men's −85 kg	150	14	192.5	10	342.5	11

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Key

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ulan Nadyrbek Uulu	−60 kg	Wöller (HUN) W 3–0 PO	Fedoryshyn (UKR) L 1–3 PP	—	2	Did not advance			12
Aleksey Krupnyakov	−96 kg	Ibragimov (UZB) L 0–3 PO	Kochev (BUL) W 3–1 PP	—	2	Did not advance			15
Yury Mildzihov	−120 kg	Mutalimov (KAZ) W 3–1 PP	McCoy (USA) L 0–3 PO	Miano-Petta (ITA) L 0–5 VB	4	Did not advance			16

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination Pool				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Uran Kalilov	−55 kg	Sheng J (CHN) L 1–3 PP	Kiouregkian (GRE) L 0–5 VT	Nyblom (DEN) L 0–3 PO	4	Did not advance			18
Kanatbek Begaliev	−66 kg	Zeidvand (IRI) L 0–3 PO	Sánchez (ESP) W 3–1 PP	—	2	Did not advance			11
Daniar Kobonov	−74 kg	Nagata (JPN) W 3–1 PP	Yli-Hannuksela (FIN) L 0–3 PO	—	2	Did not advance			14
Janarbek Kenjeev	−84 kg	Bátky (SVK) L 1–3 PP	Matsumoto (JPN) L 1–3 PP	Abrahamian (SWE) L 1–3 PP	4	Did not advance			13
Gennady Chkhaidze	−96 kg	Tarkong (PLW) W 4–0 ST	Dinchev (BUL) W 3–1 PP	—	1 Q	Hashemzadeh (IRI) L 1–3 PP	Did not advance	Peña (CUB) L 0–3 PO	5

See also

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

References

1. "IOC Latest News: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
3. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad