Tajikistan at the 2012 Summer Olympics
| Tajikistan at the 2012 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | TJK | ||||||||
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 16 in 7 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Mavzuna Chorieva | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 79th |
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 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
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Tajikistan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 16 athletes, 13 men and 3 women, competed in 7 sports. Six of these athletes had competed in Beijing, including judoka Rasul Boqiev and freestyle wrestler Yusup Abdusalomov, who both won Tajikistan's first ever Olympic medals.
Tajikistan left London with only a single medal, following its successful Olympics in Beijing. Boxer Mavzuna Chorieva, who won the bronze in women's lightweight division, set a historic Olympic record, as the nation's first female medalist in history, and first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Tajikistani athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
Tajikistan has so far qualified boxers for the following events
Tajikistan has qualified 2 judokas
Tajikistan has qualified the following quota places.
Tajikistan has qualified the following athletes at the wrestling competition.
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