Tajikistan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics which was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country has sent thirteen competitors to the Games, who took part in five sports: boxing, judo, swimming, hammer throw and freestyle wrestling."Tajikistan ambassador expects "high-level" Beijing Olympics", Xinhua, July 7, 2008
On August 11, 2008, Rasul Boqiev won Tajikistan's first Olympic medal, a bronze in men's judo. This was Tajikistan's first Olympic medal ever.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Yusup Abdusalomov Wrestling Men's freestyle 84 kg Rasul Boqiev Judo Men's 73 kg
Archery
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAlbina KamaletdinovaWomen's individual54763 (2)L 102–109Did not advance
Athletics
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 AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionDilshod NazarovHammer throw75.3512 q76.5411
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGalina MityaevaHammer throw51.3847Did not advance
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSherali DostievLight flyweightL 1–12Did not advanceAnvar YunusovFlyweightW 9–1W 12–6L 1–8Did not advanceDjakhon KurbanovLight heavyweightW 11–3W 8–1L Did not advance
Judo
Men AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRasul Boqiev−73 kgW 0210–0000W 1000–0000W 1110–0001L 0001–0010colspan=3 W 0011–0000Sherali Bozorov−81 kgL 0010–0011Did not advanceNematullo Asranqulov−90 kgL 0000–0011Did not advance
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSergey Babikov 10 m air pistol57431Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAlisher Chingizov 50 m freestyle29.1086Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKaterina Izmaylova 50 m freestyle32.0980Did not advance
Weightlifting
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankNizom SangovMen's −69 kg115271352425024
Wrestling
Key - Victory by Fall. - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankVitalij Korjakin−60 kgL 0–5 Did not advance15Yusup Abdusalomov−84 kgW 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 colspan=2 L 1–3
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