Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Kazakhstan at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKAZ
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Websitewww.olympic.kz (in Kazakh, Russian, and English)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors94 in 20 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Kamshybek Kunkabayev
Olga Rypakova
Flag bearer (closing)Kamshybek Kunkabayev
Medals
Ranked 83rd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
8
Total
8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Kazakhstan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Yeldos Smetov Judo Men's 60 kg 24 July
 Bronze Igor Son Weightlifting Men's 61 kg 25 July
 Bronze Zulfiya Chinshanlo Weightlifting Women's 55 kg 26 July
 Bronze Kamshybek Kunkabayev Boxing Men's super heavyweight 4 August
 Bronze Saken Bibossinov Boxing Men's flyweight 5 August
 Bronze Nurislam Sanayev Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg 5 August
 Bronze Darkhan Assadilov Karate Men's kumite 67 kg 5 August
 Bronze Sofya Berultseva Karate Women's kumite +61 kg 7 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 0 3
Artistic swimming 2 2
Athletics 2 7 9
Boxing 8 1 9
Canoeing 3 4 7
Cycling 5 0 5
Fencing 1 0 1
Gymnastics 1 1 2
Judo 5 1 6
Karate 3 2 5
Modern pentathlon 1 1 2
Rowing 1 0 1
Shooting 1 2 3
Sport climbing 1 0 1
Swimming 1 0 1
Table tennis 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 1 2
Tennis 3 4 7
Water polo 13 0 13
Weightlifting 1 1 2
Wrestling 8 3 11
Total 63 31 94

Archery

Three Kazakh archers qualified for the men's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of the men's team recurve at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[2]

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
Ilfat Abdullin Men's individual 657 27  Woodgate (GBR)
W 7–3
 Wijler (NED)
W 6–4
 Li Jl (CHN)
L 5–6
Did not advance
Denis Gankin 669 9  Tolba (EGY)
W 6–4
 Nespoli (ITA)
L 2–6
Did not advance
Sanzhar Mussayev 647 52  Wang Dp (CHN)
L 4–6
Did not advance
Ilfat Abdullin
Denis Gankin
Sanzhar Mussayev
Men's team 1973 8  India (IND)
L 2–6
Did not advance

Artistic swimming

Kazakhstan fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event, by securing an outright berth as the next highest-ranked pair vying for qualification from the Asian zone at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

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 83.2338 17 83.8667 167.1005 16 Did not advance

Athletics

Kazakh athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]

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
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mikhail Litvin Men's 400 m 47.15 7 Did not advance
Georgiy Sheiko Men's 20 km walk 1:28:38 39
Olga Safronova Women's 200 m 23.64 6 Did not advance
Zhanna Mamazhanova Women's marathon 2:37:42 46
Ayman Ratova Women's 20 km walk 1:40:02 42
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Irina Ektova Women's triple jump 12.90 31 Did not advance
Mariya Ovchinnikova 13.34 26 Did not advance
Olga Rypakova 13.69 24 Did not advance
Nadezhda Dubovitskaya Women's high jump 1.86 28 Did not advance
Kristina Ovchinnikova 1.86 28 Did not advance

Boxing

Kazakhstan entered nine boxers (eight men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympians Ablaikhan Zhussupov (men's welterweight) and silver medalist Vassiliy Levit (men's heavyweight), along with seven rookies (Bibossinov, Temirzhanov, Safiullin, Amankul, Nurdauletov, Kunkabayev, and Ryabets), secured the spots on the Kazakh squad in their respective weight divisions, either by advancing to the semifinal match or by scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[5]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Saken Bibossinov Flyweight  Rivera (PUR)
W 4–1
 Bennama (FRA)
W 5–0
 Escobar (ESP)
W 3–2
 Yafai (GBR)
L 2–3
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Serik Temirzhanov Featherweight  Gálos (HUN)
W 5–0
 Ragan (USA)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Zakir Safiullin Lightweight  Pezo (PER)
W 5–0
 Narimatsu (JPN)
W WO
 Garside (AUS)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Ablaikhan Zhussupov Welterweight  Johnson (USA)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Abilkhan Amankul Middleweight  Kakhramonov (UZB)
W 5–0
 Conceição (BRA)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Bekzad Nurdauletov Light heavyweight  Khataev (ROC)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Vassiliy Levit Heavyweight  Reyes (ESP)
L KO
Did not advance
Kamshybek Kunkabayev Super heavyweight  Hafez (EGY)
W 5–0
 Veriasov (ROC)
W 4–1
 Torrez (USA)
L RSC
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Nadezhda Ryabets Middleweight  Thibeault (CAN)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

Kazakh canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2021 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[6]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alexandr Kulikov Men's C-1 109.95 13 107.43 14 107.43 15 Q 110.23 12 Did not advance
Yekaterina Smirnova Women's K-1 180.46 25 135.25 23 135.25 25 Did not advance

Sprint

Kazakh canoeists qualified three boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2021 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[7]

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sergey Yemelyanov Men's C-1 1000 m 4:16.039 5 QF 4:21.734 4 Did not advance
Sergey Yemelyanov
Timofey Yemelyanov
Men's C-2 1000 m 3:49.079 4 QF 3:55.157 4 FB Bye 3:32.873 12
Natalya Sergeyeva Women's K-1 200 m 46.657 6 QF 46.736 7 Did not advance
Women's K-1 500 m 2:01.374 7 QF 1:55.776 6 Did not advance
Margarita Torlopova Women's C-1 200 m 49.721 6QF 49.051 7 Did not advance
Svetlana Ussova
Margarita Torlopova
Women's C-2 500 m 2:09.024 5 QF 2:06.179 4 FB Bye 2:04.859 12

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

Cycling

Road

Kazakhstan entered three riders to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.[8]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Dmitriy Gruzdev Men's road race Did not finish
Alexey Lutsenko Men's road race 6:11:46 21
Men's time trial 1:02:21 32
Vadim Pronskiy Men's road race Did not finish

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Kazakhstan entered two riders to compete each in the men's sprint, keirin, and omnium, based on their final individual UCI Olympic rankings.[9]

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Round 3 Repechage 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Sergey Ponomaryov Men's sprint 9.932
72.493
29 Did not advance
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd Round 3rd Round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
Sergey Ponomaryov Men's keirin DNF R 3 Did not advance
Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total points Rank
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
Artyom Zakharov Men's omnium 4 34 15 12 13 16 15 0 62 14

Fencing

Kazakhstan entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. 2013 Summer Universiade bronze medalist Ruslan Kurbanov claimed a spot in the men's épée as one of the highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Asia and Oceania in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ruslan Kurbanov Men's épée Bye  Fichera (ITA)
W 15–7
 Yamada (JPN)
L 8–15
Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Kazakhstan entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Milad Karimi booked a spot in the men's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing fourth out of the twelve gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[10]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Milad Karimi All-around 14.766 Q 11.900 13.300 14.433 13.400 14.766 Q 82.565 25 Q 15.033 13.266 12.866 14.066 13.966 13.333 82.530 14
Floor 14.766 14.766 8 Q 14.133 14.133 5
Horizontal bar 14.766 14.766 2 Q 11.266 11.266 8

Rhythmic

Kazakhstan qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[11]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Alina Adilkhanova Individual 20.550 22.450 22.200 18.600 83.800 21 Did not advance

Judo

Kazakhstan entered six judoka (five men and one women) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[12]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yeldos Smetov Men's −60 kg Bye  Akkuş (TUR)
W 10–00
 Kim W-j (KOR)
W 10–00
 Takato (JPN)
L 00–01
Bye  Tsjakadoea (NED)
W 01–00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yerlan Serikzhanov Men's −66 kg  Safarov (AZE)
W 01–00
 Lombardo (ITA)
L 00–01
Did not advance
Zhansay Smagulov Men's −73 kg Bye  Karapetian (ARM)
W 01–00
 Margelidon (CAN)
L 01–10
Did not advance
Didar Khamza Men's −81 kg Bye  Mollaei (MGL)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Islam Bozbayev Men's −90 kg  Macedo (BRA)
W 10–00
 Mehdiyev (AZE)
L 00–01
Did not advance
Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg Women's −48 kg  Li Yn (CHN)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Karate

Kazakhstan entered five karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 world bronze medalist Darkhan Assadilov qualified directly for the men's kumite 67-kg category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.[13][14] Nurkanat Azhikanov (men's 75 kg) and Moldir Zhangbyrbay (women's 55 kg) finished among the top three in the final pool round to secure places on the Kazakh squad in their respective kumite categories at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France, with Daniyar Yuldashev (men's +75 kg) and Sofya Berultseva (women's +61 kg) topping the field of karateka vying for qualification from the Asian zone based on the WKD Olympic Rankings.[15][16]

Kumite
Athlete Event Round robin Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Darkhan Assadilov Men's −67 kg  Şamdan (TUR)
W 6–2
 Farzaliyev (AZE)
W 6–2
 Sago (JPN)
W 3–0
 El-Sawy (EGY)
W 3–1
1 Q  Da Costa (FRA)
L 2–5
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Nurkanat Azhikanov Men's −75 kg  Yahiro (AUS)
W 6–3
 Bitsch (GER)
L 3–3
 Busà (ITA)
W 2–0
 Aghayev (AZE)
L 2–3
4 Did not advance
Daniyar Yuldashev Men's +75 kg  Araga (JPN)
L 2–4
 Aktaş (TUR)
L 3–11
 Horne (GER)
Withdrawn
 Arkania (GEO)
L 1–3
4 Did not advance
Moldir Zhangbyrbay Women's −55 kg  Sayed (EGY)
W 7–2
 Plank (AUT)
L 3–4
 Terliuga (UKR)
D 4–4
 Miyahara (JPN)
L 2–11
4 Did not advance
Sofya Berultseva Women's +61 kg  Hocaoğlu (TUR)
D 5–5
 Semeraro (ITA)
W 5–1
 Zaretska (AZE)
W 5–4
 Uekusa (JPN)
L 1–5
2 q  Abdelaziz (EGY)
L 4–5
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Modern pentathlon

Kazakh athletes qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. Two-time Olympian Pavel Ilyashenko and Rio 2016 Olympian Yelena Potapenko confirmed places each in the men's and women's event, respectively, with the former finishing third and the latter fifth among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 Asia & Oceania Championships in Kunming, China.[17][18]

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
RR BR Rank MP points Time Rank MP points Penalties Rank MP points Time Rank MP points
Pavel Ilyashenko Men's 15–20 1 28 191 2:06.99 31 297 30 28 270 12:10.28 35 570 1328 29
Yelena Potapenko Women's 22–15 2 6 222 2:13.99 14 283 11 16 289 12:52.37 21 528 1322 13

Rowing

Kazakhstan qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by winning the bronze medal and securing the third of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.[19]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Vladislav Yakovlev Men's single sculls 7:10.08 3 QF Bye 7:30.47 6 SC/D 7:03.53 5 FD 7:03.37 19

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 achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[20]

Meanwhile, Zoya Kravchenko earned a direct place in the women's skeet for the rescheduled Games as the highest-ranked shooter vying for qualification in the ISSF World Olympic Rankings of 6 June 2021.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Yuriy Yurkov Men's 10 m air rifle 621.9 36 Did not advance
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions 1172 14 Did not advance
Zoya Kravchenko Women's skeet 113 22 Did not advance
Assem Orynbay 111 26 Did not advance

Sport climbing

Kazakhstan entered one sport climber into the Olympic tournament. Rishat Khaibullin qualified directly for the men's combined event, by advancing to the final and securing one of the seven provisional berths at the 2019 IFSC World Championships in Hachioji, Japan.[21]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Speed Boulder Lead Total Rank Speed Boulder Lead Total Rank
Best Place Result Place Hold Time Place Best Place Result Place Hold Time Place
Rishat Khaibullin Men's 6.19 4 0T1z 0 3 17 28+ 3:09 13 884.00 11 Did not advance

Swimming

Kazakh swimmers further 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)):[22][23]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dmitriy Balandin Men's 100 m breaststroke 59.75 17 Did not advance
Men's 200 m breaststroke 2:08.99 7 Q 2:09.22 11 Did not advance
Diana Nazarova Women's 100 m backstroke 1:06.99 40 Did not advance

Table tennis

Kazakhstan entered two athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Anastassiya Lavrova scored a zonal-match triumph for Central Asia to book a women's singles spot at the Asian Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar.[24] Meanwhile, Rio 2016 Olympian Kirill Gerassimenko was automatically selected among the top ten table tennis players vying for qualification in the men's singles based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings of June 1, 2021.[25]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 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 Bye  Jančařík (CZE)
W 4–3
 Boll (GER)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Anastassiya Lavrova Women's singles Bye  Xiao (ESP)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

Kazakhstan entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympians Ruslan Zhaparov (men's +80 kg) and Cansel Deniz (women's +67 kg) secured the spots on the Kazakh taekwondo squad with a top two finish each in their respective weight classes at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[26]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ruslan Zhaparov Men's +80 kg  Bachmann (GER)
W 11–7
 In K-d (KOR)
L 2–10
Did not advance
Cansel Deniz Women's +67 kg  Osipova (UZB)
W 10–9
 Walkden (GBR)
L 7–17
Did not advance

Tennis

Kazakhstan entered seven tennis players (three male and four female).

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Alexander Bublik Singles  Medvedev (ROC)
L 4–6, 6–7(8–10)
Did not advance
Mikhail Kukushkin  Coria (ARG)
W 7–6(7–4), 7–5
 Ivashka (BLR)
L 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Alexander Bublik
Andrey Golubev
Doubles  Chardy /
Monfils (FRA)
L 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), [8–10]
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Zarina Diyas Singles  Krejčíková (CZE)
L 2–5, ret
Did not advance
Yulia Putintseva  Podoroska (ARG)
L 6–7(4–7), 3–1, ret
Did not advance
Elena Rybakina  Stosur (AUS)
W 6–4, 6–2
 Peterson (SWE)
W 6–2, 6–3
 Vekić (CRO)
W 7–6(7–3), 6–4
 Muguruza (ESP)
W 7–5, 6–1
 Bencic (SUI)
L 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 3–6
 Svitolina (UKR)
L 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
4
Yaroslava Shvedova  Tomljanović (AUS)
L 5–7, 2–3, ret
Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yaroslava Shvedova
Andrey Golubev
Doubles  Shibahara /
McLachlan (JPN)
L 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Did not advance

Water polo

Summary
Key:
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kazakhstan men's Men's tournament  Croatia
L 7–23
 Serbia
L 5–19
 Spain
L 4–16
 Montenegro
L 12–19
 Australia
L 7–15
6 Did not advance

Men's tournament

Kazakhstan men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, marking the country's recurrence to the sport for the first time since London 2012.[27]

Team roster

Head coach: Montenegro Nemanja Knežević[28]

No. Player Pos. L/R Height Weight Date of birth (age) Apps OG/
Goals
Club Ref
1 Madikhan Makhmetov 10GK 2R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 28) 120 0/0 Kazakhstan Astana [29]
2 Yevgeniy Medvedev 50D 2R 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 90 kg (198 lb) (1985-08-09)9 August 1985 (aged 35) 150 0/0 Kazakhstan Astana [30]
3 Miras Aubakirov 50D 2R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1996-10-20)20 October 1996 (aged 24) 170 0/0 Kazakhstan Astana [31]
4 Dušan Marković 20CB 2R 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 103 kg (227 lb) (1990-05-03)3 May 1990 (aged 31) 6 0/0 Serbia Crvena zvezda [32]
5 Alexey Shmider 50D 2R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1990-03-19)19 March 1990 (aged 31) 180 1/2 Kazakhstan Astana [33]
6 Danil Artyukh 20CB 2R 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (2003-06-02)2 June 2003 (aged 18) 6 0/0 Kazakhstan Astana [34]
7 Murat Shakenov (C) 50D 2R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) (1990-09-23)23 September 1990 (aged 30) 200 1/1 Kazakhstan Astana [35]
8 Srđan Vuksanović 50D 2R 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1992-07-05)5 July 1992 (aged 29) 6 0/0 Serbia Šabac [36]
9 Rustam Ukumanov 50D 2R 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 103 kg (227 lb) (1986-03-22)22 March 1986 (aged 35) 327 1/3 Kazakhstan Astana [37]
10 Mikhail Ruday 40CF 2R 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 110 kg (243 lb) (1988-05-04)4 May 1988 (aged 33) 180 1/0 Russia Spartak Volgograd [38]
11 Altay Altayev 40CF 2R 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) (1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 25) 150 0/0 Kazakhstan Astana [39]
12 Stanislav Shvedov 20CB 2R 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1998-11-24)24 November 1998 (aged 22) 100 0/0 Kazakhstan Astana [40]
13 Pavel Lipilin 10GK 2R 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 77 kg (170 lb) (1999-07-11)11 July 1999 (aged 22) 36 0/0 Kazakhstan Astana [41]
Average 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 years, 123 days 125

Note: Age as of 23 July 2021
Source: Kazakhstan Men | Tokyo 2020 Olympics Archived 2021-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 5 0 0 61 31 +30 10 Quarterfinals
2  Croatia 5 3 0 2 62 46 +16 6[a]
3  Serbia 5 3 0 2 70 46 +24 6[a]
4  Montenegro 5 2 0 3 54 56 −2 4[b]
5  Australia 5 2 0 3 49 60 −11 4[b]
6  Kazakhstan 5 0 0 5 35 92 −57 0
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FINA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Croatia 14–12 Serbia
  2. ^ a b Australia 10–15 Montenegro
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
19:50
v
Report Croatia  23–7  Kazakhstan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Dion Willis (RSA), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–3, 8–1, 5–2
Joković 5 Goals Vuksanović 3

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
14:00
v
Report Kazakhstan  5–19  Serbia Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–3, 2–6, 0–6
Medvedev, Vuksanović 2 Goals Pijetlović 4

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
11:30
v
Report Spain  16–4  Kazakhstan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Michael Goldenberg (USA), Dion Willis (RSA)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–0, 5–2, 5–2
Granados 5 Goals Vuksanović 2

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
10:00
v
Report Montenegro  19–12  Kazakhstan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 5–3, 6–3, 3–3, 5–3
three players 4 Goals Ruday 3

2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
19:50
v
Report Australia  15–7  Kazakhstan Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Michael Goldenberg (USA)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–0, 5–2, 3–4
Howden 5 Goals Shakenov, Ukumanov 2

Weightlifting

Kazakhstan entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. London 2012 Olympian Zulfiya Chinshanlo (women's 55 kg) finished fourth of the eight highest-ranked weightlifters in the women's 55 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings, with Igor Son topping the field of weightlifters from the Asian zone in the men's 61 kg category based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Igor Son Men's −61 kg 131 4 163 3 294 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Zulfiya Chinshanlo Women's −55 kg 90 5 123 3 213 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wrestling

Kazakhstan qualified eleven wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Eight of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle (57, 65, 74, and 97 kg), men's Greco-Roman (60 and 77 kg), and women's freestyle (50 and 76 kg) at the 2019 World Championships, while three additional licenses were awarded to the Kazakh wrestler, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Almaty.[42][43]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Nurislam Sanayev Men's −57 kg  Fafé (GBS)
W 3–0 PO
 Takahashi (JPN)
W 3–1 PP
 Dahiya (IND)
L 0–5 VT
Bye  Vangelov (BUL)
W 3–1 PP
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Daulet Niyazbekov Men's −65 kg  Valdés (CUB)
W 3–1 PP
 Aliyev (AZE)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance  Diatta (SEN)
W 4–0 ST
 Punia (IND)
L 0–3 PO
5
Daniyar Kaisanov Men's −74 kg  Otoguro (JPN)
W 5–0 VT
 Hussen (EGY)
W 3–1 PP
 Sidakov (ROC)
L 0–4 ST
Bye  Abdurakhmonov (UZB)
L 1–4 SP
5
Alisher Yergali Men's −97 kg  Fardj (ALG)
W 5–0 VA
 Karadeniz (TUR)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 7
Yusup Batirmurzaev Men's −125 kg  Cudinovic (GER)
L 0–5 VT
Did not advance 12
Valentina Islamova Women's −50 kg  Yépez (ECU)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 11
Tatyana Amanzhol Women's −53 kg  Zasina (POL)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 12
Elmira Syzdykova Women's −76 kg  Medet Kyzy (KGZ)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 13
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mirambek Ainagulov Men's −60 kg  Sharshenbekov (KGZ)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advance 16
Demeu Zhadrayev Men's −77 kg  Yabiku (JPN)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 9
Nursultan Tursynov Men's −87 kg  Kudla (GER)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance 14

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