Kyrgyzstan participated at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo. Initially scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Akzhol Makhmudov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg Aisuluu Tynybekova Wrestling Women's freestyle 62 kg Meerim Zhumanazarova Wrestling Women's freestyle 68 kg
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 2 3Fencing 1 0 1Judo 1 0 1Shooting011Swimming 1 0 1Weightlifting 1 0 1Wrestling 6 3 9 Total 11 6 17
Athletics
Kyrgyz athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (with a maximum of three athletes in each event):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankNursultan KeneshbekovMen's 5000 m14:07.7918Did not advanceDarya MaslovaWomen's marathoncolspan=2 2:35:3536
Fencing
Kyrgyzstan entered one fencer into the Olympic competition for the first time since 2008. Roman Petrov claimed a spot in the men's épée by winning the final match at the Asia and Oceania Zonal Qualifier in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankRoman PetrovMen's épéeW 15–7L 13–15Did not advance
Judo
Kyrgyzstan entered one male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankVladimir ZoloevMen's −81 kgL 00–10Did not advance
Shooting
Kyrgyzstan granted an invitation from ISSF to send a women's rifle shooter to the Olympics, if the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021, marking the nation's return to the sport for the first time since London 2012.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankKanykei KubanychbekovaWomen's 10 m air rifle612.848Did not advance
Swimming
Kyrgyz swimmers further 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)):
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDenis PetrashovMen's 100 m breaststroke1:00.2327Did not advanceMen's 200 m breaststroke2:10.0718Did not advance
Weightlifting
Kyrgyzstan entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Bekdoolot Rasulbekov topped the list of weightlifters from Asia in the men's 96 kg category based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankBekdoolot RasulbekovMen's −96 kg 1668 2084 3746
Wrestling
Kyrgyzstan qualified nine wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's Greco-Roman 87 kg and women's freestyle 62 kg at the 2019 World Championships, while seven additional licenses were awarded to the Kyrgyz wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Freestyle AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankErnazar AkmatalievMen's −65 kgL 1–3 PPDid not advance12Aiaal LazarevMen's −125 kgL 0–4 STDid not advanceL 0–3 PODid not advance16Aisuluu TynybekovaWomen's −62 kgW 3–0 POW 5–0 VTW 4–0 STL 1–3 PPMeerim ZhumanazarovaWomen's −68 kgW 3–1 PPL 1–3 PPDid not advanceW 3–1 PPW 5–0 VTAiperi Medet KyzyWomen's −76 kgW 3–1 PPW 4–0 STL 1–3 PPL 0–5 VT5
Greco-Roman AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankZholaman SharshenbekovMen's −60 kgW 4–0 STL 0–4 STDid not advance7Akzhol MakhmudovMen's −77 kgW 4–0 STW 4–1 SPW 3–1 PPL 1–3 PPAtabek AzisbekovMen's −87 kgL 1–3 PPDid not advanceL 1–4 SPDid not advance10Uzur DzhuzupbekovMen's −97 kgL 1–3 PPDid not advanceL 1–3 PPDid not advance10
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