Kazakhstan at the Olympics

Kazakhstan at the
Olympics
IOC codeKAZ
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Websitewww.olympic.kz (in Kazakh)
Medals
Ranked 49th
Gold
17
Silver
28
Bronze
42
Total
87
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
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.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by Summer Sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Boxing781126
 Athletics2125
 Wrestling161118
 Weightlifting14611
 Judo1236
 Cycling1102
 Modern pentathlon1001
 Swimming1001
 Shooting0224
 Gymnastics0101
 Karate0022
 Taekwondo0011
Totals (12 entries)15253878

Medals by Winter Sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Cross country skiing1214
 Figure skating1012
 Biathlon0101
 Freestyle skiing0011
 Speed skating0011
Totals (5 entries)2349

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

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

Winter Olympics

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Vladimir Smirnov 1994 Lillehammer Cross-country skiing Men's 50 km classical
 Silver Cross-country skiing Men's 10 km classical
 Silver Cross-country skiing Men's 15 km freestyle pursuit
 Bronze 1998 Nagano Cross-country skiing Men's 15 km freestyle pursuit
 Bronze Lyudmila Prokasheva Speed skating Women's 5000 m
 Silver Elena Khrustaleva 2010 Vancouver Biathlon Women's individual
 Bronze Denis Ten 2014 Sochi Figure skating Men's singles
 Bronze Yuliya Galysheva 2018 Pyeongchang Freestyle skiing Women's moguls
 Gold Mikhail Shaidorov 2026 Milano Cortina Figure skating Men's singles

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)

Stripped Olympic medals

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

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

See also

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