Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London, United Kingdom from 27 July 2012 to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth appearance at the Olympics in the post-Soviet era. The

National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan National Olympic Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic ( ky, Кыргызстан улуттук олимпиада комитети), (also referred to as the Kyrgyz Republic) an organization representing Kyrgyzstan in the international Olympic mov ...

sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games. A total of 14 athletes, 11 men and 3 women, competed in 8 sports, including the nation's Olympic debut in sailing. This was also Kyrgyzstan's youngest delegation in Summer Olympic history, with more than half under the age of 25, and many of them were expected to reach their peak in time for the

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in Rio de Janeiro. Judoka Chingiz Mamedov was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. For the third time in history, Kyrgyzstan, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal in London.

Athletics

Kyrgyz athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): ;Men ;Women

Judo

;Men

Sailing

Kyrgyzstan has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events ;Men M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

Shooting

Kyrgyzstan has ensured berths in the following events of shooting ;Men

Swimming

Kyrgyzstan has gained two "Universality places" from the FINA. ;Men ;Women

Taekwondo

Kyrgyzstan has qualified in the following events.

Weightlifting

Kyrgyzstan has qualified the following quota places.

Wrestling

Kyrgyzstan has qualified in the following weight categories. ;Men's freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman ;Women's freestyle

References

Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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