Turkmenistan at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Turkmenistan at the Olympics
IOC code	TKM
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan
Medals Ranked 134th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 0 1
Summer appearances
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

Turkmenistan has competed in seven Games of the Olympiad, first appearing in 1996. They have never competed in the Olympic Winter Games and are the only post-Soviet state not to have competed in them. Turkmenistan is also the northernmost country in the world to have never competed in the Winter Olympics. Turkmen athletes previously competed with the Soviet Union team and, in 1992, as part of the Unified Team.

On July 27, 2021, Turkmenistan won its first ever medal as an independent nation at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with Polina Guryeva winning the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event in Weightlifting.

Other Turkmens who won Olympic medals include late seven-time world champion Marat Nyýazow (representing USSR during the Olympics in Rome in 1960) and Daniyar İsmayilov (currently representing Turkey). Notably, in 1992, 3-time European weightlifting champion Altymyrat Orazdurdyýew was a member of the Unified Team at the Olympic Games in Barcelona. However, head coach Vasily Alexeev did not allow him to compete.

Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat, has an Olympic Park, which, in 2017, hosted Asian Olympic Council’s Asian Indoor & Martial Arts games that included participation from Australia and wider Oceania. It also hosted the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.

The National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan was formed in 1990.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900–1912	as part of  Russian Empire (RU1)
1952–1988	as part of  Soviet Union (URS)
1992 Barcelona	as part of  Unified Team (EUN)
1996 Atlanta	7	0	0	0	0	-
2000 Sydney	8	0	0	0	0	-
2004 Athens	9	0	0	0	0	-
2008 Beijing	10	0	0	0	0	-
2012 London	10	0	0	0	0	-
2016 Rio de Janeiro	9	0	0	0	0	-
2020 Tokyo	9	0	1	0	1	77
2024 Paris	6	0	0	0	0	-
2028 Los Angeles	future event
Total		0	1	0	1	137

Medals by Summer sport

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event	Date
2 Silver	Polina Guryeva	2020 Tokyo	Weightlifting	Women's 59 kg	7027 July 2021

See also

In Spanish: Turkmenistán en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Turkmenistan at the Olympics
• Turkmenistan at the Paralympics