Turkmenistan competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was judoka Guwanç Nurmuhammedow."To carry the flag of the Motherland" , Turkmenistan government website, July 30, 2008

Athletics

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAmanmurad HommadovHammer throw—Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankValentina Nazarova100 m11.946Did not advance

Key Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target NR = National record N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAliasker BashirovWelterweightL 6–17Did not advance

Judo

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGuwanç NurmuhammedowMen's −66 kgL 0000–1000Did not advanceL 0002–0012Did not advanceNasiba SurkievaWomen's −70 kgL 0000–1010Did not advance

Shooting

Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankYekaterina Arabova10 m air rifle37647Did not advance

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAndrey Molchanov 50 m freestyle25.0264Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOlga Hachatryan 100 m freestyle1:14.7748Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankÜmürbek BazarbaýewMen's −62 kg1336160133Tolkunbek Hudaýbergenow1261416272887

See also Turkmenistan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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