Tajikistan at the Olympics

Tajikistan at the Olympics
IOC code	TJK
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan
Website	www.olympic.tj (in Tajik)
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 1 2 4
Summer appearances
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter appearances
2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

Tajikistan first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1996, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation has also competed at the Winter Olympics since 2002. To date, Andrei Drygin is the only person ever to have represented Tajikistan at the Winter Olympic Games, being his country's sole competitor in 2002, 2006, and 2010.

Previously, Tajik athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics until 1988, and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan was part of the Unified Team in 1992. The following athletes from Tajik SSR were medallists for the Soviet Union: Yuri Lobanov, Zebiniso Rustamova, Nellie Kim and Andrey Abduvaliyev.

Tajikistan won its first ever Olympic medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, when Rasul Boqiev took the bronze medal in Men's Judo - 73kg. Dilshod Nazarov won the first gold medal for Tajikistan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the hammer throw.

The National Olympic Committee for Tajikistan was created in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1900–1912	as part of  Russian Empire (RU1)
1952–1988	as part of  Soviet Union (URS)
1992 Barcelona	as part of  Unified Team (EUN)
1996 Atlanta	0	0	0	0
2000 Sydney	0	0	0	0
2004 Athens	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	0	1	1	2
2012 London	0	0	1	1
2016 Rio de Janeiro	1	0	0	1
2020 Tokyo	future event
Total	1	1	2	4

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	1	0	0	1
Wrestling	0	1	0	1
Boxing	0	0	1	1
Judo	0	0	1	1
Total	1	1	2	4

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
02 ! Silver	Yusup Abdusalomov	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 84 kg
03 ! Bronze	Rasul Boqiev	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's 73 kg
03 ! Bronze	Mavzuna Chorieva	2012 London	Boxing	Women's lightweight
01 ! Gold	Dilshod Nazarov	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Men's hammer throw

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Tajikistan
• Tajikistan at the Paralympics

External links

• "Tajikistan". International Olympic Committee. 
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. 
• "Tajikistan". Sports-Reference.com.