Turkmenistan (TKM)

Overview

NOCNational Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan
Flagbearers18

Participants

Olympic Games 45
Youth Olympic Games 19
Other competitors with TKM nationality 4

Description

As a former member of the Soviet Union, Turkmenistani athletes competed from 1952-88 on the former Soviet Union teams, and their athletes were present at Barcelona in 1992 as members of the Unified Team. During this time Turkmenistanis won two medals. The shooter Marat Niyazov won silver in the small-bore rifle, three positions in 1960 and the swimmer Gennady Nikolayev was a member of the bronze medal winning 4×200 metres freestyle relay team at the 1956 Games.

Turkmenistan first competed independently at the 1996 Olympic Games, but it has not yet participated in the Olympic Winter Games. Through 2022, Turkmenistan athletes have competed in the following Olympic sports / disciplines: track & field athletics, boxing, judo, shooting, swimming, table tennis, weightlifting, and wrestling. Polina Guryeva won Turkmenistan’s first medal at Tokyo 2020 in weightlifting, with a silver in the women’s lightweight class. The best finish by a Turkmen man is fourth in 2020 men’s superheavyweight weightlifting by Hojamuhammet Toýçyýew.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1996 Summer Olympics Turkmenistan 4 3 7 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Turkmenistan 4 4 8 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Turkmenistan 6 3 9 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Turkmenistan 6 4 10 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Turkmenistan 7 3 10 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Turkmenistan 4 5 9 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Turkmenistan 5 4 9 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Turkmenistan 3 2 5 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Turkmenistan 2 1 3 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Turkmenistan 7 3 10 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Turkmenistan 1 0 1 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 5 5 10 Results
Boxing 5 0 5 Results
Judo 1 6 7 Results
Shooting 1 1 2 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 4 4 8 Results
Table Tennis 0 1 1 Results
Weightlifting 7 3 10 Results
Wrestling 2 0 2 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 1 0 1 Results
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 4 0 4 Results
Athletics 1 1 2 Results
Boxing 1 0 1 Results
Judo 0 2 2 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 0 2 2 Results
Weightlifting 4 1 5 Results
Wrestling 2 0 2 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Weightlifting 0 1 0 1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Boxing 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Polina Guryeva TKM 0 1 0 1

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Jennet Geldibaýewa TKM 0 1 0 1
Nursähet Pazzyýew TKM 0 0 1 1
Milana Charygulyýewa TKM 0 0 1 1