Turkmenistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Turkmenistan at the Olympic Games
Flag of Turkmenistan IOC code  TKM NOC National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Competitors	10 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Guwanç Nurmuhammedow
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

Turkmenistan competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was judoka Guwanç Nurmuhammedow.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Amanmurad Hommadov	Hammer throw	NM	—	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Valentina Nazarova	100 m	11.94	6	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Aliasker Bashirov	Welterweight	Chiguer (FRA) L 6–17	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Guwanç Nurmuhammedow	Men's −66 kg	Pak C-M (PRK) L 0000–1000	Did not advance				Casale (ITA) L 0002–0012	Did not advance
Nasiba Surkieva	Women's −70 kg	N/A	Rousey (USA) L 0000–1010	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Yekaterina Arabova	10 m air rifle	376	47	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Andrey Molchanov	50 m freestyle	25.02	64	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Olga Hachatryan	100 m freestyle	1:14.77	48	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ümürbek Bazarbaýew	Men's −62 kg	133	6	160	DNF	133	DNF
Tolkunbek Hudaýbergenow		126	14	162	7	288	7

See also

• Turkmenistan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics