Athletics

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

Begliyev did well to beat two of his opponents in his heat by more than a second, while Pessova's two legal jumps were the shortest of the competition.

Men's 800 metres

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres

-Qualifying:From the initial nine heats the first two in each plus six fastest losers progressed through to the semi-finals.The final was made up of the first two finishers from each of the semi-finals plus two fastest losers.-Heats:...

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• Nazar Begliyev
  • Round 1: 1:49.64 (6th in heat 1, did not advance, 63rd overall) (Personal Best)

Women's Long Jump

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Long Jump

The Women's Long Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 25 and August 27.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:...

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• Svetlana Pessova
  • Qualification: 5.64 m (18th in Group B, did not advance, 37th overall)

Boxing

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

Turkmenistan sent two boxers to Athens. One lost his first match, while Bashirov beat the European Championship

2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Pula, Croatia from February 19 to February 29. The 35th edition of thi bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. A total number of 292 fighters from 41 countries competed at these...

 bronze medalist by one of the widest margins in the division, before being defeated in his second bout by Val Barker Trophy

Val Barker Trophy

The Val Barker Trophy, named for boxer Val Barker, is presented every four years to an Olympic boxing athlete who exemplifies style during competition.-Recipients:...

 winner Bakhtiyar Artayev

Bakhtiyar Artayev

Bakhtiyar Karipullauly Artayev is a Kazakh boxer who won the only Gold medal for Kazakhstan in the men's welterweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also the Winner of the Val Barker Trophy for the outstanding boxer of the 2004 Olympics Games...

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Men's Welterweight (– 69kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Welterweight

The Welterweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-heaviest class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 69 kilograms.-Participants:...

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• Aliasker Bashirov
  Aliasker Bashirov
  Aliasker Bashirov is an amateur boxer from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan who fought at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics at welterweight.In 2004 he beat Rolandas Jasevicius but lost his second match to eventual winner Bakhtiyar Artayev...
  
  
  • Round of 32 — Defeated Rolandas Jasevicius
    Rolandas Jasevicius
    Rolandas Jasevicius is a male boxer from Lithuania.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There he was stopped in the first round of the welterweight division by Turkmenistan's Aliasker Bashirov....
    
     of Lithuania
    Lithuania at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Medalists:-Athletics:The Athletics team won two of three medals for Lithuania in Athens. in the men's discus, Sydney gold medalist Virgilijus Alekna easily put up the largest throw of the qualifying round, but in the final his first, and longest throw was bested by Robert Fazekas of Hungary,...
    
     (54 - 21)
  • Round of 16 — Lost to Bakhtiyar Artayev
    Bakhtiyar Artayev
    Bakhtiyar Karipullauly Artayev is a Kazakh boxer who won the only Gold medal for Kazakhstan in the men's welterweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also the Winner of the Val Barker Trophy for the outstanding boxer of the 2004 Olympics Games...
    
     of Kazakhstan
    Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Kazakhstan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Archery:Men's individual:* Stanislav Zabrodskiy - 18th placeWomen's individual:* Viktoriya Beloslydtseva - 23rd place* Olga Pilipova - 57th place-Athletics:...
    
     (23 - 33)

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Heavyweight

The Light Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the third-heaviest class. Light Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 81 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results: -References:*...

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• Shokhrat Kurbanov
  • Round of 32 — Lost to Ahmed Ismail of Egypt
    Egypt at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Egypt, represented by the Egyptian Olympic Committee, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Egypt's anthem, Bilady, Bilady, Bilady was played when Egypt won a gold medal.-Medalists:...
    
     (22 - 44)

Judo

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...

Turkmenistan's only judoka in Athens lost in less than three-and-a-half minutes.

Women's 70 kg (Middleweight)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 70 kg

These are the results of the women's 70 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 23 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 70 kilograms...

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• Nasiba Salayeva
  • Round of 32 — Lost to Kate Howey
    Kate Howey
    Kate Louise Howey is a former British judoka, the only British judoka to have competed at four Olympic Games. Howey is also the only British woman to have won two Olympic judo medals...
    
     of Great Britain (Morote-gari; ippon - 3:23)

Shooting

Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....

Pirekeev was Turkmenistan's most successful athlete in the Games, as he was one of only four athletes to hid 399 out of 400 in the prone section of the 3 Positions event, and finished just a single shot short of qualifying for the Prone final.

Men's 50 metre Rifle 3 Positions:

• Igor Pirekeev: 1156 points(399 Prone, 376 Standing, 383 Kneeling) (T-22nd overall, did not advance)

Men's 50 metre Rifle Prone:

• Igor Pirekeev: 594 points (T-9th place, did not advance)

Swimming

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...

Rojkova finished last in her event, while Hojamamedov finished ahead of 11 other swimmers.

Men's 50 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle

The men's 50 metre freestyle swimming event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece on August 19 and 20. The event was won by American Gary Hall Jr., the defending co-champion of this event from the 2000 Summer...

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• Hojamamed Hojamamedov
  • Heat: 27.68 s (72nd overall, did not advance)

Women's 100 metre Backstroke

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke

These are the results of the Women's 100 metre backstroke, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Lenient Obia, Nigeria 1:09.65# Ana Galindo, Honduras 1:11.80...

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• Yelena Rojkova
  • Heat: 1:15.48 s (42nd overall, did not advance)

Weightlifting

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...

If Bazarbayev had made his last lift, he would have finished 4th. His 7th place was the first top-8 finish for Turkmenistan in Olympic history.

Men's 62 kg

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 62 kg

These are the results of the men's 62 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...

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• Umurbek Bazarbayev
  Umurbek Bazarbayev
  Umurbek Bazarbayev is a Turkmen weightlifter. His personal best is 296 kg.He ranked sixth in the 62 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics, with a total of 287.5 kg....
  
  
  • 287.5 kg (Snatch: 130.0 kg, Clean & Jerk: 157.5 kg, 7th overall)