Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Kazakhstan at the Olympic Games

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NOC National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 78 in 16 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Kazakhstan is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Archery

Two Kazakh archers qualified each for both the men's and women's individual recurve by obtaining one of the three Olympic places available from the 2015 Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[1]

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
Men's individual
Women's individual

Athletics

Kazakh athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]

Boxing

Kazakhstan has entered eleven boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Berik Abdrakhmanov and two-time Olympian Birzhan Zhakypov were the first Kazakhs to be selected to the Olympic team with a top two finish in the AIBA Pro Boxing series, while Vasiliy Levit did so in the World Series of Boxing.[4]

2012 Olympian Daniyar Yeleussinov was the only Kazakh boxer qualifying through the 2015 World Championships.[5] Meanwhile, seven further boxers (Yeraliyev, Sattibayev, Zhussupov, Alimkhanuly, Niyazymbetov, Dychko, and Shakimova) had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Qian'an, China.[6]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Birzhan Zhakypov Light flyweight
Olzhas Sattibayev Flyweight
Kairat Yeraliyev Bantamweight
Berik Abdrakhmanov Lightweight
Ablaikhan Zhussupov Light welterweight
Daniyar Yeleussinov Welterweight
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly Middleweight
Adilbek Niyazymbetov Light heavyweight
Vasiliy Levit Heavyweight
Ivan Dychko Super heavyweight
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Dariga Shakimova Middleweight

Canoeing

Slalom

Kazakh canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships and the 2016 Asian Championships.[7]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Women's K-1

Sprint

Kazakh canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[8]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
 
 
 
 		 K-4 1000 m
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
K-1 200 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Kazakh riders qualified for a maximum of two quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 4 national ranking in the 2015 UCI Asia Tour.[9]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's road race
Men's time trial
Men's road race

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Kazakhstan has entered one rider to compete in the men's omnium at the Olympics, by virtue of his final individual UCI Olympic ranking in that event.

Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank
Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank Time Rank Points Rank
Artyom Zakharov Men's omnium

Fencing

Kazakhstan has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Ilya Mokretcov had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's sabre with a top three finish at the Asian Zonal Qualifier in Wuxi, China.[10]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Ilya Mokretcov Individual sabre

Gymnastics

Rhythmic

Kazakhstan has qualified one rhythmic gymnast in the individual all-around for the Games by claiming one of eight available Olympic spots at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[11]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Sabina Ashirbayeva Individual

Trampoline

Kazakhstan has qualified one gymnast in the men's trampoline by picking up a spare berth freed by the Tripartite Commission, as the next highest from the eligible NOC on the individual ranking list at the 2016 Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[12]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Men's

Modern pentathlon

Kazakhstan has qualified the following athletes based on the results from the 2015 Asian/Oceania Championships.[13]

Athlete Event Fencing
(épée one touch)		 Swimming
(200 m freestyle)		 Riding
(show jumping)		 Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)		 Total points Final rank
Results Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP Points
Yelena Potapenko Women's

Rowing

Kazakhstan has qualified one boat each in the men's and women's single sculls for the Olympics at the 2016 Asia & Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Vladislav Yakovlev Single sculls
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Svetlana Germanovich Single sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Kazakh shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[14]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
50 m rifle 3 positions N/A
  10 m air pistol N/A
  N/A
Trap
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
50 m rifle 3 positions

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Kazakh swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[15][16]

Olympic Qualifying Time

Synchronized swimming

Kazakhstan has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by virtue of their tenth-place finish at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro.[17]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Alexandra Nemich
Yekaterina Nemich		 Duet

Table tennis

Kazakhstan has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games for the first time since 2008. Kirill Gerassimenko scored a second-stage draw victory to book one of six remaining Olympic spots in the men's singles at the Asian Qualification Tournament in Hong Kong.[18]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Kirill Gerassimenko Men's singles

Taekwondo

Kazakhstan entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Ruslan Zhaparov, Ainur Yesbergenova, and Cansel Deniz secured spots in the men's heavyweight (+80 kg), women's flyweight (49 kg), and women's welterweight category (67 kg) by virtue of their top two finish at the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament in Manila, Philippines.[19]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ruslan Zhaparov Men's +80 kg
Ainur Yesbergenova Women's −49 kg
Cansel Deniz Women's −67 kg

Weightlifting

Kazakh weightlifters have qualified a maximum of six men's and four women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships.[20] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
 
 
 
 
 
 
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
 
 
 
 

Wrestling

Kazakhstan has qualified twelve wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic wrestling tournament. Three of them had booked Olympic spots as one of the top six finalists in the men's freestyle (57 kg), and the men's Greco-Roman (59 and 75 kg) at the 2015 World Championships, while the majority of the berths had been awarded to the Kazakh wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of the 2016 Asian Qualification Tournament.[21][22]

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
Artas Sanaa −57 kg
Galymzhan Usserbayev −74 kg
Aslan Kakhidze −86 kg
Mamed Ibragimov −97 kg
Daulet Shabanbay −125 kg
Men's Greco-Roman
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
Almat Kebispayev −59 kg
Doszhan Kartikov −75 kg
Nurmakhan Tinaliyev −130 kg
Women'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
Zhuldyz Eshimova −48 kg
Yekaterina Larionova −63 kg
Elmira Syzdykova −69 kg
Guzel Manyurova −75 kg

References

  1. ↑ "First Rio 2016 continental qualifier adds 5 more nations from Asia". World Archery Federation. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kazakhstani boxers at World Championship in Doha". Tengrinews.kz. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "First 60 boxers from 24 countries confirmed for Rio 2016 as early Olympic quota places taken up". AIBA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Golden day for Uzbekistan as boxers win four golds in China while Kyrgyzstan claims its first Rio 2016 qualification spot". AIBA. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Slalom Powerhouses Comfortably Qualify for Rio". International Canoe Federation. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Еще две лицензии на ОИ в Рио" [Two licenses for Rio Olympics]. National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Staniouta wins, Ashirbayeva tops list of Rhythmic Olympic qualifiers at Test Event". FIG. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Final nations qualify for 2016 Olympic Games in Trampoline". FIG. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Modern Pentathlon has its first 12 athletes for the Rio 2016 Games". Rio 2016. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  17. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (7 March 2016). "Ukraine land first-ever Olympic synchronised swimming team event berth at Rio 2016 qualifier". Inside the Games. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  18. ↑ Marshall, Ian (16 April 2016). "Sleepless Night, Now Kirill Gerassimenko in Dreamland". ITTF. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ten Countries Secure Rio 2016 Berths at Asian Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  20. ↑ Omarov, Ilyas (2 December 2015). "Kazakh Weightlifters Win Full Set of Licenses for Rio Olympics 2016". The Astana Times. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Казахстан завоевал первую лицензию на Олимпиаду в Рио по борьбе" [Kazakhstan wins its first berth for the Rio Olympics] (in Kazakh). Tengri News. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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