Kazakhstan at the Olympics


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.

Upgraded Medalists

  1. Nurbakyt Tengizbayev from bronze to silver
  2. Alla Vazhenina from silver to gold
  3. Olga Rypakova from 4th place to silver
  4. Anna Nurmukhambetova from 4th place to silver
  5. Daulet Shabanbay from 5th place to bronze
  6. Denis Ulanov from 4th place to bronze

Disqualified Medalists

The athletes from Kazakhstan listed below tested positive for doping and were stripped of their medals.
#MedalNameSportEventDate
1Ilya IlyinWeightliftingMen's 94 kg
2Irina NekrassovaWeightliftingWomen's 63 kg
3Taimuraz TigiyevWrestlingMen's freestyle 96 kg
4Asset MambetovWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 96 kg
5Mariya GrabovetskayaWeightliftingWomen's +75 kg
6Zulfiya ChinshanloWeightliftingWomen's 53 kg
7Maiya ManezaWeightliftingWomen's 63 kg
8Svetlana PodobedovaWeightliftingWomen's 75 kg
9Ilya IlyinWeightliftingMen's 94 kg
10Nijat RahimovWeightliftingMen's 77 kg