Tajikistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Tajikistan at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTJK
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan
Websitewww.olympic.tj (in Tajik)
in Beijing
Competitors13 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Dilshod Nazarov (opening)
Yusup Abdusalomov (closing)
Medals
Ranked 64th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Tajikistan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics which was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country has sent thirteen competitors to the Games, who took part in five sports: boxing, judo, swimming, hammer throw and freestyle wrestling.[1]

On August 11, 2008, Rasul Boqiev won Tajikistan's first Olympic medal, a bronze in men's judo.[2] This was Tajikistan's first Olympic medal ever.[3]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Silver Yusup Abdusalomov Wrestling Men's freestyle 84 kg
 Bronze Rasul Boqiev Judo Men's 73 kg

Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Albina Kamaletdinova Women's individual 547 63  Yun O-H (KOR) (2)
L 102–109 		Did not advance

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Dilshod Nazarov Hammer throw 75.35 12 q 76.54 11
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Galina Mityaeva Hammer throw 51.38 47 Did not advance

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Sherali Dostiev Light flyweight  Hernández (CUB)
L 1–12 		Did not advance
Anvar Yunusov Flyweight  Chauke (RSA)
W 9–1 		 Vieira (BRA)
W 12–6 		 Jongjohor (THA)
L 1–8 		Did not advance
Djakhon Kurbanov Light heavyweight  Atoev (UZB)
W 11–3 		 Šivolija (CRO)
W 8–1 		 Shynaliyev (KAZ)
L DSQ 		Did not advance

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary 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 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Rasul Boqiev −73 kg —  Kibanza (COD)
W 0210–0000 		 Bilodid (UKR)
W 1000–0000 		 Si Rg (CHN)
W 1110–0001 		 Wang K-C (KOR)
L 0001–0010 		Bye  van Tichelt (BEL)
W 0011–0000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sherali Bozorov −81 kg  Denanyoh (TOG)
L 0010–0011 		Did not advance
Nematullo Asranqulov −90 kg —  Mammadov (AZE)
L 0000–0011 		Did not advance

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Sergey Babikov 10 m air pistol 574 31 Did not advance

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alisher Chingizov 50 m freestyle 29.10 86 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Katerina Izmaylova 50 m freestyle 32.09 80 Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Nizom Sangov Men's −69 kg 115 27 135 24 250 24

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 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 Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Vitalij Korjakin −60 kg Bye  Yumoto (JPN)
L 0–5 VT 		Did not advance 15
Yusup Abdusalomov −84 kg Bye  Kumar (AUS)
W 3–0 PO 		 Danko (UKR)
W 3–0 PO 		 Balcı (TUR)
W 3–0 PO 		Bye  Mindorashvili (GEO)
L 1–3 PP 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Tajikistan ambassador expects "high-level" Beijing Olympics", Xinhua, July 7, 2008
  2. ^ "Medallists - the official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  3. ^ "Tajikistan Historical Medal Tracker - 2008 Olympics - SI.com". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22.
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