Tajikistan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 16 athletes, 13 men and 3 women, competed in 7 sports. Six of these athletes had competed in Beijing, including judoka Rasul Boqiev and freestyle wrestler Yusup Abdusalomov, who both won Tajikistan's first ever Olympic medals.
Tajikistan left London with only a single medal, following its successful Olympics in Beijing. Boxer Mavzuna Chorieva, who won the bronze in women's lightweight division, set a historic Olympic record, as the nation's first female medalist in history, and first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Mavzuna Chorieva Boxing Women's lightweight 8 August
Athletics
Tajikistani 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):
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 throw75.918 q73.8010
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankVladislava Ovcharenko200 m24.399Did not advance
Boxing
Tajikistan has so far qualified boxers for the following events
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAnvar YunusovBantamweightL 7–13 did not advanceSobirdzhon NazarovMiddleweightL 8–11Did not advanceJahon QurbonovLight heavyweightL 6–8 did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMavzuna ChorievaLightweightW 13–8L 9–17Did not advance
Judo
Tajikistan has qualified 2 judokas
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRasul BoqievMen's −73 kgW 1001–0000W 1001–0001L 0002–0011Did not advanceL 0002–0010Did not advance7Parviz SobirovMen's −90 kgL 0013–0101Did not advance
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSergey Babikov10 m air pistol56244Did not advance
Swimming
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKaterina Izmaylova50 m freestyle31.2760Did not advance
Taekwondo
Tajikistan has qualified the following quota places.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze medalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFarkhod NegmatovMen's −80 kgL 1–7Did not advanceAlisher GulovMen's +80 kgL 3–7Did not advanceL 1–6Did not advance
Wrestling
Tajikistan has qualified the following athletes at the wrestling competition.
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 / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNikolay Noev−55 kgL 0–3 Did not advance18Zalimkhan Yusupov−66 kgW 3–0 L 1–3 Did not advance11Yusup Abdusalomov−84 kgL 1–3 Did not advance15Rustam Iskandari−96 kgL 1–3 Did not advanceL 1–3 Did not advance12
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