Turkmenistan competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Turkmenistan first participated at the Asian Games in 1994 Hiroshima, and at the last edition in Incheon, the country won a silver and a bronze medals.

Medalists

The following Turkmenistan competitors won medals at the Games.

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Medals by sportSport TotalWeightlifting0101Wrestling0011Ju-jitsu0011Total 0 1 23

Medals by dayDayDate Total1August 19 0 0 002August 20 0 0 003August 21 0 1 014August 22 0 0 115August 23 0 0 006August 24 0 0 117August 25 0 0 008August 26 0 0 009August 27 0 0 0010August 28 0 0 0011August 29 0 0 0012August 30 0 0 0013August 31 0 0 0014September 1 0 0 0015September 2 0 0 00Total 0 1 23

Competitors The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Turkmenistan that participated at the Games: Sport Men Women TotalAthletics 1 0 1Basketball 4 0 4Boxing 7 0 7Ju-jitsu 9 2 11Judo 3 1 4Kurash 8 6 14Sambo 4 3 7Swimming 2 0 2Weightlifting 2 3 5Wrestling 10 0 10 Total 50 15 65

Athletics

Turkmenistan entered one male athlete to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.

Basketball

Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinals / Final / / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTurkmenistan men'sMen's 3x3 tournamentL 14−16W 17−13W 22−9L 7−21L 13−175Did not advance

3x3 basketball Turkmenistan national 3x3 team participated in the Games, the men's team placed in the pool D based on the FIBA 3x3 federation ranking.

Men's tournament

Roster The following is the Turkmenistan roster in the men's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games. Kerim Mammetmyradov (4) Ahmet Kiyathanov (9) Alihan Bekchanov (12) Merdan Hojamedov (14)

Pool D

Boxing

Turkmen Boxing Federation sent their athletes to compete at the Games. After won 11 medals at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, the men's and women's boxers has attended international training camps in Ashgabat.

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultJabar Meyleyev–49 kgL 0–5Did not advanceZarip Jumayev–52 kgL 0–5Did not advanceYakub Meredov–56 kgL 0–5Did not advanceHursand Imankuliyev–60 kgW 5–0W 5–0L 0–5Did not advanceMuhammet Berdibayev–64 kgL 0–5Did not advanceTimur Tajimov–69 kgL 0–5Did not advanceNursahet Pazzyyev–75 kgL 1–4Did not advance

Ju-jitsu

Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultKemal Meredow–56 kgW 2–0W 0ADV–0L 0–100SUBDid not advanceW 6–3W 0RDC–0Mirali Agaýew–62 kgW 100SUB–0W 100SUB–0L 0–5Did not advanceW 0ADV–0L 0–5–Ýusup TaňryberdiýewL 0–2Did not advanceJelilmuhammet Hojamyradow–69 kgW 2–0W 4–0L 0–2Did not advanceW 2–0L 0–0ADV–Arslan SetdarowL 0–2Did not advanceAllamyrat Garaýew–77 kgW 2–0 DSQL 0–0ADVDid not advanceRahmet TaganowL 0–0RDCDid not advanceMergen Joraýew–85 kgW 4–0W 100SUB–0L 0–4Did not advanceW 100SUB–0L 0–0RDC–Nejimetdin Çaryýew–94 kgDSQDid not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultSaýara Awezmetowa–49 kgL 0–3Did not advanceWioletta Krowýakowa–62 kgW 3–0DSQW 7–0L 0–6L 0–0ADV–

Judo

Turkmenistan participated in judo at the Games with 4 judokas (3 men's and 1 women's).

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMuhammet Kossekov–66 kgL 00s3–10Did not advanceTejen Tejenov–90 kgW 10–00L 00s3–11s2Did not advanceL 00–10s1Did not advanceBatyr Hojamuhammedov–100 kgW 10–00L 00s1–10Did not advanceL 00s1–10s1Did not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultGülbadam Babamuratowa–52 kgW 01–00s2L 00–11Did not advanceL 00–10Did not advance

Kurash

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankŞamuhammet Kurbanow–66 kgL 011−100Did not advanceMarat OrazowW 010−000W 001−000L 000−101Did not advanceNedir Allaberdiýew–81 kgL 000−102Did not advanceDaýanç OmirowL 001−111Did not advanceSanjar Abdyrahmanow–90 kgW 103−001L 001−012Did not advanceGuwanç BegaliýewW 102−000L 001−010Did not advanceHudaýberdi Jumaýew+90 kgL 001−100Did not advanceDaýanç TaganowW 110−000W 010−002L 002−011Did not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAnastasiýa Makeýewa–52 kgW 110−000L 001−011Did not advanceZarina SaparowaL 002−002Did not advanceMähriban Kurbanowa–63 kgL 001−012Did not advanceGülşat NasyrowaW 011−001L 001−010Did not advanceMariýa Lohowa–78 kgW 110−000L 001−002Did not advanceJahan MuhammedowaW 012−001L 000−012Did not advance

Sambo

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage finalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGurtgeldi GurtgeldiýewMen's 52 kgL 1–3Did not advanceÝagmyr OrazdurdyýewL 2–3Did not advanceRuslan EsgerowMen's 90 kgL 1–1Did not advanceW DsqW 2–1W 8–0L 0–3SU4Nurberdihan OrazmämmedowW 9–0L 1–7Did not advanceL 0–2Did not advanceAziza NazarowaWomen's 48 kgL 0–1Did not advanceDid not advanceAýna ZaripowaL 0–4SUDid not advanceW 1–0L 0–2Did not advanceZyba OrunowaWomen's 68 kgL 1–5Did not advance

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatsFinalTimeRankTimeRankMerdan Atayev50 m backstroke26.088 Q25.888100 m backstroke56.2010Did not advanceBatyr Tachmyradov50 m breaststroke31.5328Did not advance100 m breaststroke1:08.2826Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:29.1517Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankDaýanç Asyrow−85 kg150817573257Hojamuhammet Toýçyýew+105 kg190423544254

Women AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankKristina Şermetowa−53 kg9311133206Gülnabat Kadyrowa−75 kg93711862116Aysoltan Toychyyeva88————

Wrestling

Turkmenistan set-up ten men's wrestler to compete at the Games. Şyhazberdi Öwelekow won a bronze medal in the Greco-Roman 87 kg, became the only medal for the contingent in the wrestling competition. Rüstem Nazarow who competed in freestyle 57 kg originally got the 11th place, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Furosemide in a pre-tournament urine test.

Men's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRüstem Nazarow−57 kgL 8–12Did not advance11 DSQBatyr Borjakow−65 kgW 11–1L 2–13Did not advanceW 11–0L 2–55Döwletmyrat Orazgylyjow−74 kgL 2–12Did not advance15Azat Gajyýew−86 kgL 0–10Did not advance15Zyamuhammet Saparow−97 kgL 2–8Did not advanceL 6–17Did not advance8Söhbet Belliýew−125 kgL 0–12Did not advanceDid not advance13

Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSeýdylla Täzäýew−67 kgL 0–9Did not advance15Şermet Permanow−77 kgW 5–0W 5F–0L 0–8L 0–95Şyhazberdi Öwelekow−87 kgL 4–13Did not advanceW 8–0Süleýman Belliýew−130 kgL 1–9Did not advance9

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