Kazakhstan at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kazakhstan at the Olympics
IOC code	KAZ
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Website
Medals Ranked 49th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 16 28 42 86
Summer appearances
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

Kazakhstan first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then. Prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazakh athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics, and were also part of the Unified Team in 1992.

The National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan was created in 1990 and recognized in 1993.

Medals

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1896 Athens did not participate 1900 Paris as part of  Russian Empire (RU1) 1904 St. Louis 1908 London 1912 Stockholm 1920 Antwerp did not participate 1924 Paris 1928 Amsterdam 1932 Los Angeles 1936 Berlin 1948 London 1952 Helsinki as part of the  Soviet Union (URS) 1956 Melbourne 1960 Rome 1964 Tokyo 1968 Mexico City 1972 Munich 1976 Montreal 1980 Moscow 1984 Los Angeles did not participate 1988 Seoul as part of the  Soviet Union (URS) 1992 Barcelona as part of  Unified Team (EUN) 1996 Atlanta 96 3 4 4 11 24 2000 Sydney 130 3 4 0 7 22 2004 Athens 119 1 4 3 8 40 2008 Beijing 132 2 3 4 9 29 2012 London 115 3 2 6 11 24 2016 Rio de Janeiro 104 2 5 10 17 30 2020 Tokyo 93 0 0 8 8 83 2024 Paris 79 1 3 3 7 43 Total (8/33) 789 15 25 38 78 49

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924 Chamonix did not participate 1928 St. Moritz 1932 Lake Placid 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1948 St. Moritz 1952 Oslo as part of  Soviet Union (URS) 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo 1976 Innsbruck 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville as part of  Unified Team (EUN) 1994 Lillehammer 29 1 2 0 3 12 1998 Nagano 60 0 0 2 2 20 2002 Salt Lake City 50 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 56 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 39 0 1 0 1 25 2014 Sochi 52 0 0 1 1 26 2018 Pyeongchang 46 0 0 1 1 28 2022 Beijing 34 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total (8/24) 366 1 3 4 8 39

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Vassiliy Jirov	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's light-heavyweight
1 Gold	Alexander Parygin	1996 Atlanta	Modern pentathlon	Men's individual
1 Gold	Yuriy Melnichenko	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg
2 Silver	Bulat Zhumadilov	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's flyweight
2 Silver	Sergey Belyayev	1996 Atlanta	Shooting	Men's 50 m rifle prone
2 Silver	Sergey Belyayev	1996 Atlanta	Shooting	Men's 50 m rifle three positions
2 Silver	Anatoly Khrapaty	1996 Atlanta	Weightlifting	Men's 99 kg
3 Bronze	Bulat Niyazymbetov	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's light-welterweight
3 Bronze	Yermakhan Ibraimov	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's light-middleweight
3 Bronze	Vladimir Vokhmyanin	1996 Atlanta	Shooting	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
3 Bronze	Maulen Mamyrov	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 52 kg
1 Gold	Olga Shishigina	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 100 m hurdles
1 Gold	Bekzat Sattarkhanov	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's featherweight
1 Gold	Yermakhan Ibraimov	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's light-middleweight
2 Silver	Bulat Zhumadilov	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's flyweight
2 Silver	Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's super heavyweight
2 Silver	Alexander Vinokourov	2000 Sydney	Cycling	Men's road race
2 Silver	Islam Bairamukov	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 97 kg
1 Gold	Bakhtiyar Artayev	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's welterweight
2 Silver	Gennady Golovkin	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's middleweight
2 Silver	Sergey Filimonov	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's 77 kg
2 Silver	Gennadiy Laliyev	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 74 kg
2 Silver	Georgiy Tsurtsumia	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
3 Bronze	Dmitriy Karpov	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's decathlon
3 Bronze	Serik Yeleuov	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Mkhitar Manukyan	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
1 Gold	Bakhyt Sarsekbayev	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's welterweight
1 Gold	Alla Vazhenina	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's 75 kg
2 Silver	Askhat Zhitkeyev	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's 100 kg
2 Silver	Nurbakyt Tengizbayev	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
2 Silver	Olga Rypakova	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's triple jump
3 Bronze	Yerkebulan Shynaliyev	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight
3 Bronze	Arman Chilmanov	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Men's +80 kg
3 Bronze	Marid Mutalimov	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 120 kg
3 Bronze	Yelena Shalygina	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 63 kg
1 Gold	Olga Rypakova	2012 London	Athletics	Women's triple jump
1 Gold	Serik Sapiyev	2012 London	Boxing	Men's welterweight
1 Gold	Alexander Vinokourov	2012 London	Cycling	Men's road race
2 Silver	Adilbek Niyazymbetov	2012 London	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight
2 Silver	Anna Nurmukhambetova	2012 London	Weightlifting	Women's 69 kg
3 Bronze	Ivan Dychko	2012 London	Boxing	Men's super heavyweight
3 Bronze	Marina Volnova	2012 London	Boxing	Women's middleweight
3 Bronze	Akzhurek Tanatarov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 66 kg
3 Bronze	Daniyal Gadzhiyev	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg
3 Bronze	Guzel Manyurova	2012 London	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 72 kg
3 Bronze	Daulet Shabanbay	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 120 kg
1 Gold	Daniyar Yeleussinov	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Boxing	Men's welterweight
1 Gold	Dmitriy Balandin	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Swimming	Men's 200 m breaststroke
2 Silver	Adilbek Niyazymbetov	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight
2 Silver	Vasiliy Levit	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
2 Silver	Yeldos Smetov	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Judo	Men's 60 kg
2 Silver	Zhazira Zhapparkul	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Women's 69 kg
2 Silver	Guzel Manyurova	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 75 kg
3 Bronze	Olga Rypakova	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Athletics	Women's triple jump
3 Bronze	Ivan Dychko	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Boxing	Men's super heavyweight
3 Bronze	Dariga Shakimova	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Boxing	Women's middleweight
3 Bronze	Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Judo	Women's 48 kg
3 Bronze	Farkhad Kharki	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Men's 62 kg
3 Bronze	Alexandr Zaichikov	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Men's 105 kg
3 Bronze	Karina Goricheva	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Women's 63 kg
3 Bronze	Yekaterina Larionova	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 63 kg
3 Bronze	Elmira Syzdykova	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 69 kg
3 Bronze	Denis Ulanov	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Weightlifting	Men's 85 kg
3 Bronze	Yeldos Smetov	2020 Tokyo	Judo	Men's 60 kg
3 Bronze	Igor Son	2020 Tokyo	Weightlifting	Men's 61 kg
3 Bronze	Zulfiya Chinshanlo	2020 Tokyo	Weightlifting	Women's 55 kg
3 Bronze	Kamshybek Kunkabayev	2020 Tokyo	Boxing	Men's super heavyweight
3 Bronze	Saken Bibossinov	2020 Tokyo	Boxing	Men's flyweight
3 Bronze	Nurislam Sanayev	2020 Tokyo	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 57 kg
3 Bronze	Darkhan Assadilov	2020 Tokyo	Karate	Men's kumite 67 kg
3 Bronze	Sofya Berultseva	2020 Tokyo	Karate	Women's kumite +61 kg
1 Gold	Yeldos Smetov	2024 Paris	Judo	Men‍–‍60 kg
2 Silver	Nariman Kurbanov	2024 Paris	Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse
3 Bronze	Alexandra Le Islam Satpayev	2024 Paris	Shooting	Mixed 10 metre air rifle team

Winter Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Vladimir Smirnov	1994 Lillehammer	Cross-country skiing	Men's 50 km classical
2 Silver	Vladimir Smirnov	1994 Lillehammer	Cross-country skiing	Men's 10 km classical
2 Silver	Vladimir Smirnov	1994 Lillehammer	Cross-country skiing	Men's 15 km freestyle pursuit
3 Bronze	Vladimir Smirnov	1998 Nagano	Cross-country skiing	Men's 15 km freestyle pursuit
3 Bronze	Lyudmila Prokasheva	1998 Nagano	Speed skating	Women's 5000 m
2 Silver	Elena Khrustaleva	2010 Vancouver	Biathlon	Women's individual
3 Bronze	Denis Ten	2014 Sochi	Figure skating	Men's singles
3 Bronze	Yuliya Galysheva	2018 Pyeongchang	Freestyle skiing	Women's moguls

Upgraded Medalists

1. Nurbakyt Tengizbayev from bronze to silver (Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg)
2. Alla Vazhenina from silver to gold (Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 75 kg)
3. Olga Rypakova from 4th place to silver (Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's triple jump)
4. Anna Nurmukhambetova from 4th place to silver (Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 69 kg)
5. Daulet Shabanbay from 5th place to bronze (Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 120 kg)
6. Denis Ulanov from 4th place to bronze (Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg)

Disqualified Medalists

The athletes from Kazakhstan listed below tested positive for doping and were stripped of their medals.

#	Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
1	1 Gold	Ilya Ilyin	Weightlifting	Men's 94 kg	17 August 2008
2	2 Silver	Irina Nekrassova	Weightlifting	Women's 63 kg	12 August 2008
3	2 Silver	Taimuraz Tigiyev	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 96 kg	21 August 2008
4	3 Bronze	Asset Mambetov	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg	14 August 2008
5	3 Bronze	Mariya Grabovetskaya	Weightlifting	Women's +75 kg	16 August 2008
6	1 Gold	Zulfiya Chinshanlo	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg	29 July 2012
7	1 Gold	Maiya Maneza	Weightlifting	Women's 63 kg	31 July 2012
8	1 Gold	Svetlana Podobedova	Weightlifting	Women's 75 kg	3 August 2012
9	1 Gold	Ilya Ilyin	Weightlifting	Men's 94 kg	4 August 2012
10	1 Gold	Nijat Rahimov	Weightlifting	Men's 77 kg	10 August 2016

See also

In Spanish: Kazajistán en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Kazakhstan at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Kazakhstan
• Kazakhstan at the Paralympics
• Russia at the Olympics
• Russia at the Paralympics
• List of Kazakhs