History
Kazakhstan made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1996 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and has competed ever since. The nation sends a large delegation with around 100 athletes per Olympics whom compete in a large number of sports including; athletics, boxing, judo, weightlifting and wrestling. Kazakhstan has won a medal at every Olympics it has competed in. In total the nation has won 61 medals across 10 sports. The most successful sports are boxing (22), wrestling (16) and weightlifting (8). In 2016 Kazakhstan won 17 medals.
Qualified Quotas
Archery
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual | Ilfat Abdullin | |
| Denis Gankin | ||
| Sanzhar Mussayev | ||
| Men’s Team | Ilfat Abdullin Denis Gankin Sanzhar Mussayev |
Artistic Swimming
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Duet | Alexandra Nemich Yekaterina Nemich |
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 20km Walk | Georgiy Sheiko |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 20km Walk | Ayman Ratova | |
| Women’s Triple Jump | Olga Rypakova |
Cycling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Road Race | Qualified Via Rankings | |
| Men’s Time Trial | Qualified Via Rankings |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Artistic Individual Events | Milad Karimi |
Modern Pentathlon
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Individual | Pavel Ilyashenko | |
| Women’s Individual | Elena Potapenko |
Shooting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Yuriy Yurkov | |
| Women’s Trap | Sarsenkul Rysbekova |
Sport Climbing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Combined | Rishat Khailbullin |
Swimming
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 100m Breaststroke | Dmitriy Balandin | |
| Men’s 200m Breaststroke | Dmitriy Balandin |
Water Polo
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Tournament | Pavel Lipilin Yevgeniy Medvedev Ruslan Akhmetov Roman Pilipenko Miras Aubakirov Alexey Shmider Murat Shakenov Altay Altayev Rustam Ukumanov Mikhail Ruday Ravil Manafov Yulian Verdesh Valeriy Shlemov |
Wrestling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Freestyle -57kg | Nurislam Sanayev | |
| Men’s Freestyle -65kg | Daulet Niyazbekov | |
| Men’s Freestyle -74kg | Daniyar Kaisanov | |
| Men’s Freestyle -97kg | Alisher Yergali | |
| Men’s Greco-Roman -60kg | Mirambek Ainagulov | |
| Men’s Greco-Roman -77kg | Askhat Dilmukhamedov | |
| Women’s Freestyle -50kg | Valentina Islamova | |
| Women’s Freestyle -76kg | Elmira Syzdykova |