Kazakhstan at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:KAZ
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2012
Website: 
Location:London
Competitors:115
Sports:16
Flagbearer:Nurmakhan Tinaliyev (opening)
Serik Sapiyev (closing)
Rank:24
Gold:3
Silver:2
Bronze:6
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1996
See also: (1900–1912)
(1952–1988)
(1992)

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

National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan sent a total of 115 athletes to the Games, 74 men and 41 women, to compete in 16 sports. The nation's team size was roughly 15 athletes smaller compared to the team sent to Beijing, and had the second largest share of men in its Summer Olympic history. Men's water polo was the only team-based sport in which Kazakhstan was represented in these Olympic Games. Among the sports played by the athletes, Kazakhstan marked its official Olympic debut in tennis.

Kazakhstan left London with a total of 13 medals (7 gold, 1 silver, and 5 bronze), finishing twelfth in the overall medal standings. This was the nation's most successful Olympics with the most gold medals, surpassing its previous records obtained in Atlanta and in Sydney where the nation had won three golds. Four of these medals were awarded to the athletes in weightlifting, which is Kazakhstan's most powerful Olympic sport along with boxing. Among the nation's medalists were weightlifter Ilya Ilin, who managed to defend his Olympic title from Beijing, and triple jumper Olga Rypakova, who became the second Kazakh track and field athlete to win the gold after 12 years. Professional cyclist Alexander Vinokourov, who competed at his fourth Olympics since 1996, won Kazakhstan's first ever gold medal in the men's road race. In 2016, following a series of positive drugs tests found during retests of 2012 samples, Kazakhstani athletes were stripped of a series of medals, including all four golds in weightlifting.

Medalists

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Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Boxing1124
Cycling1001
Athletics1001
Wrestling0044
Weightlifting0101
Total32611
Medals by date
DayDatebgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Day 128 Julybgcolor=F7F6A8 1bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 229 Julybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 330 Julybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 431 Julybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 51 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 62 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 73 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 84 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 95 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 1bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 106 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Day 117 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 128 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Day 139 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Day 1410 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Day 1511 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Day 1612 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 1bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 13
Total32611

Disqualified medalists

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan qualified two archers.

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Denis GankinMen's individual67017 (48)
W 6–4		 (16)
L 1–7		Did not advance
Anastassiya BannovaWomen's individual61454 (11)
L 2–6		Did not advance

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Kazakh 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):[1]

Men
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Vitaliy Anichkin50 km walk4:14:0949
    Artem Kosinov3000 m steeplechase8:42.2710Did not advance
    Viktor Leptikov400 m hurdles51.678Did not advance
    Vyacheslav Muravyev200 m21.757Did not advance
    Georgiy Sheiko20 km walk1:23:5235
    Sergej Zaikov400 m47.127Did not advance
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Yevgeniy EktovTriple jump16.3119Did not advance
    Nikita FilippovPole vault5.35=18Did not advance
    Roman ValiyevTriple jump16.2321Did not advance
    Combined events – Decathlon
    AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mFinalRank
    Dmitry KarpovResult10.917.2116.471.9949.8314.4044.935.1049.935:16.83792618
    Points881864880794822924765941588467
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Tatyana Azarova400 m hurdles58.536Did not advance
    Olga Bludova100 m11.312 Q11.398Did not advance
    Nataliya Ivoninskaya100 m hurdles13.487Did not advance
    Ayman Kozhakhmetovaalign=left rowspan=220 km walk1:35:0042
    Sholpan Kozhakhmetova
    Marina Maslenko400 m53.666Did not advance
    Margarita Matsko800 m2:02.125 q1:59.203Did not advance
    Anastassiya Pilipenko100 m hurdles13.775Did not advance
    Anastasiya Soprunova13.404Did not advance
    Viktoriya Zyabkina200 m23.497Did not advance
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Marina AitovaHigh jump—Did not advance
    Irina EktovaTriple jump13.3931Did not advance
    Alexandra FisherShot put16.1629Did not advance
    Olga RypakovaTriple jump14.791 Q14.98
    Combined events – Heptathlon
    AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
    Irina KarpovaResult14.211.6811.6825.425.7035.752:28.93531932
    Points949830640849759586706

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan has qualified the following boxers.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Birzhan ZhakypovLight flyweight
    W 18–17
    W 17–16
    L 10–13    		Did not advance
    Ilyas SuleimenovFlyweight
    W 13–8
    L 15–19    		Did not advance
    Kanat AbutalipovBantamweight
    W 15–7
    L 10–15    		Did not advance
    Gani ZhailauovLightweight
    W 12–12
    W 16–8
    L 11–19    		Did not advance
    Daniyar YeleussinovLight welterweight
    W 19–9
    W 19–10
    L 12–16    		Did not advance
    Serik SapiyevWelterweight
    W 25–11
    W 20–9
    W 18–12
    W 17–9
    Danabek SuzhanovMiddleweight
    L 10–14    		Did not advance
    Adilbek NiyazymbetovLight heavyweight
    W 13–5
    W 13–10
    W 13+–13
    L 15–15+
    Ivan DychkoSuper heavyweight
    W 14–4
    W 20–6
    L 11–13    		Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Saida KhassenovaLightweight
    L 14–16    		Did not advance
    Marina VolnovaMiddleweight
    W 20–11
    W 16–12
    L 15–29    		Did not advance

    Canoeing

    See main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Sprint

    Kazakhstan has qualified boats for the following events.

    AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Alexandr DyadchukMen's C-1 200 m43.2043 Q42.3595 FB45.28314
    Men's C-1 1000 m4:44.1754 Q4:56.7248 FB4:55.73716
    align=left rowspan=2Yevgeniy Alexeyev
    Alexey Dergunov    		Men's K-2 200 m34.2546 FB35.4949
    Men's K-2 1000 m3:32.1765 Q3:17.7884 FB3:14.86711
    align=left rowspan=2Natalya SergeyevaWomen's K-1 200 m43.2575 Q42.6027Did not advance
    Women's K-1 500 m1:54.4454 Q1:53.8884 FB1:54.70713
    Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan has qualified cyclists for the following events.

    Road

    Kazakhstan was given two spots in the men's road race, subsequently filled by Assan Bazayev and Alexander Vinokourov.[2] While Bazayev was a newcomer, Vinokourov was not a stranger to the Olympics as he had competed in 1996, 2000, and 2004.[3] Vinokourov was expected to place well, as he had won silver in the men's road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[4] The route for the race was 250km (160miles) in length and included nine climbs of the famous Box Hill.[5] A large breakaway – which at its peak contained 32 riders – formed off the front of the peloton early on in the race.[6] Alexander Vinokourov was not a part of the initial move, but he joined later on in the race. The peloton, led by the Great Britain Team, kept the breakaway relatively close for the latter 100km (100miles) of the race.[6] However, as the race came to its close, the peloton could not close the gap to the large leading breakaway.[6] It was clear that the breakaway would contain the eventual winner, and as the breakaway went under 10km (10miles) to go in the race, the riders began to attack.[6] Vinokourov and Rigoberto Urán were the first two riders to mount a sizeable distance between the main breakaway and themselves. As Urán and Vinokourov worked together to stay away, the main breakaway didn't work collectively to pull back the two leading riders.[6] With around 200 meters to go in the race, Urán swept across to the left side of the road and Vinokourov attacked. Vinokourov beat out Urán to win the race and ultimately the gold medal.[6] Bazayev crossed the line in forty-third place while in the peloton.[6]

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Assan BazayevMen's road race5:46:3743
    Men's time trial56:40.7731
    align=left rowspan=2Alexander VinokourovMen's road race5:45:57
    Men's time trial55:37.0523

    Fencing

    See main article: Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan has qualified 3 fencers.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Dmitriy Alexaninalign=left rowspan=2Individual épée
    L 12–15    		Did not advance
    Elmir Alimzhanov
    W 15–5
    L 8–15    		Did not advance
    Women

    Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Men
    Women

    Rhythmic

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Yerkebulan Kossayev−60 kg
    W 0001–0000
    L 0000–0100    		Did not advance
    Sergey Lim−66 kg
    W 0101–0001
    L 0001–0010    		Did not advance
    Rinat Ibragimov−73 kg
    L 0000–1001    		Did not advance
    Islam Bozbayev−81 kg
    W 1000–0001
    W 0200–0000
    L 1011–0002    		Did not advance
    Timur Bolat−90 kg
    W 1002–0011
    L 0000–0010    		Did not advance
    Maxim Rakov−100 kg
    L 0000–0011    		Did not advance
    Yerzhan Shynkeyev+100 kg
    L 0001–0001     		Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Aleksandra Podryadova−48 kg
    L 0001–0010    		Did not advance
    Gulzhan Issanova+78 kg
    W 0012+–0012
    L 0011–0102    		Did not advance
    L 0002–0111    		Did not advance7

    Modern pentathlon

    See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan has qualified 2 men.

    AthleteEventFencing
    (épée one touch)    		Swimming
    (200 m freestyle)    		Riding
    (show jumping)    		Combined: shooting/running
    (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)    		Total pointsFinal rank
    ResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
    Pavel Iliashenkoalign=left rowspan=2Men's15–20=257602:06.6226124416430103610:49.80172404543229
    Rustem Sabizkhuzin19–16108562:13.2134120410024110010:49.57162404556421

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan has qualified the following boats.

    Men
    Women
    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

    See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan has ensured a three quotas in shooting.[7]

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Vyacheslav Podlesnyy50 m pistol54034Did not advance
    10 m air pistol56540Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Olga Dovgun50 m rifle 3 positions57824Did not advance
    10 m air rifle39422Did not advance
    Angelina MichshukSkeet669Did not advance

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kazakh swimmers have so far 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)):[8]

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Yuriy Kudinov10 km open water1:52:59.022
    Vladislav Polyakov100 m breaststroke1:02.1534Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Alexandr Tarabrin100 m backstroke55.5538Did not advance
    200 m backstroke2:01.2230Did not advance
    Women

    Synchronized swimming

    See main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan has qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.

    Taekwondo

    See main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan has qualified the following quota places.

    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinal
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Nursultan MamayevMen's −58 kg
    L 0–1     		Did not advance
    Gulnafis AytmukhambetovaWomen's −67 kg
    L 11–15    		Did not advance
    Feruza YergeshovaWomen's +67 kg
    L 16–17     		Did not advance

    Tennis

    See main article: Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Mikhail KukushkinMen's singles
    L 4–6, 2–6    		Did not advance
    Yaroslava Shvedovaalign=left rowspan=2Women's singles
    W 6–4, 6–2
    L 6–4, 3–6, 5–7    		Did not advance
    Galina Voskoboeva
    L 4–6, 2–6    		Did not advance
    Yaroslava Shvedova
    Galina Voskoboeva    		Women's doubles
    W 6–2, 6–0
    L 3–6, 2–6    		Did not advance

    Water polo

    See main article: Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan has qualified a men's team

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Water polo at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Team roster
    Group play

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan has qualified 10 weightlifters in the Olympics, 6 men and 4 women. The team later reduced to 8 athletes after two weightlifters Arli Chontei and Farkhad Kharki, both born in China, reportedly withdrew from the Games because of citizenship issues.[9]

    In 2016, all four Kazakh weightlifting gold medals were disqualified, and their medals and records stripped, following retests of 2012 samples returned positive doping results.

    Men
    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Kirill Pavlov−77 kg1471017593229
    Ilya Ilinalign=left rowspan=2−94 kg18522331418DQ
    Almas Uteshov175822073957
    Alexandr Zaichikov−105 kg15515205836012
    Women
    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Zulfiya Chinshanlo−53 kg9531311226DQ
    Maiya Maneza−63 kg11021351245DQ
    Anna Nurmukhambetova−69 kg11531365251
    Svetlana Podobedova−75 kg13021611291DQ[10]

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan has qualified the following quota places.

    Men's freestyle
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Daulet Niyazbekov−55 kg
    W 3–1
    W 3–1
    L 1–3
    L 1–3     		5
    Dauren Zhumagaziyev−60 kg
    L 1–3     		Did not advance12
    Akzhurek Tanatarov−66 kg
    W 3–1
    W 3–1
    L 1–3
    W 3–1
    Abdulkhakim Shapiev−74 kg
    W 3–1
    L 0–3     		Did not advance10
    Yermek Baiduashov−84 kg
    L 0–3     		Did not advance19
    Taimuraz Tigiyev−96 kg
    L 1–3     		Did not advance14
    Daulet Shabanbay−120 kg
    W 3–1
    L 0–3     		Did not advance
    W 5–0
    L 1–3
    Men's Greco-Roman
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Almat Kebispayev−60 kg
    W 3–0
    W 3–1
    L 0–3     		Did not advance
    W 3–0
    L 0–5     		5
    Darkhan Bayakhmetov−66 kg
    W 3–0
    L 1-3     		Did not advance9
    Askhat Dilmukhamedov−74 kg
    L 0–3     		Did not advance15
    Daniyal Gadzhiyev−84 kg
    W 3–0
    L 0–3     		Did not advance
    W 3–1
    W 3–1
    Nurmakhan Tinaliyev−120 kg
    L 0–3     		Did not advance18
    Women's freestyle
    AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Zhuldyz Eshimova−48 kg
    L 0–5     		Did not advance15
    Yelena Shalygina−63 kg
    L 0–5     		Did not advance15
    Guzel Manyurova−72 kg
    W 3–1
    L 0–5     		Did not advance
    W 3–0
    W 3–1

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 4 June 2011.
    2. Web site: London 2012 Olympic Games: Men's road race start list. 23 July 2012. cyclingweekly.co.uk.
    3. Web site: Vinokourov grabs gold in Olympics cycling road race | Washington Times Communities . Communities.washingtontimes.com . 7 June 2012 . 29 July 2012.
    4. Web site: London Olympics: Colombia's Uran Grabs Silver in Men's Road Race | Fox News Latino . Latino.foxnews.com . 29 July 2012.
    5. Web site: Olympic Cycling – Road – Information, History, Rules. London 2012. 13 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120711225056/http://www.london2012.com/cycling-road/about/. 11 July 2012.
    6. News: Vinokourov wins Olympic gold medal . 28 July 2012 . 1 . CyclingNews . 28 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120731030608/http://www.cyclingnews.com/2012-olympic-games/olympic-mens-road-race/results . 31 July 2012 .
    7. Web site: Quota places by nation and name. . 17 April 2011 . . 16 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090849/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx . dead .
    8. Web site: Swimming World Rankings . FINA . 8 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106131744/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 . 6 January 2011 .
    9. News: Central Asian athletes prepare for start of London Olympic Games. Universal Newswires. 27 July 2012. 28 August 2012.
    10. https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-eight-athletes-for-failing-anti-doping-test-at-london-2012 IOC sanctions eight athletes for failing anti-doping test at London 2012

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