Turkmenistan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Polina Guryeva won the country's first ever medal by placing second in the women's 59 kg in weightlifting. With that achievement Turkmenistan became the last post-Soviet country to win a medal at the Olympics.

Medallist

Medal Name Sport Event Date Polina Guryeva Weightlifting Women's 59 kg

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 0 1Judo 0 1 1Swimming 1 1 2Weightlifting 3 2 5 Total 5 4 9

Athletics

Turkmenistan received a universality slot from IAAF to send a male track and field athlete to the Olympics.

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMergen MämmedowMen's hammer throw67.5330Did not advance

Judo

Turkmenistan entered one female judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGulbadam BabamuratovaWomen's −52 kgL 00–10Did not advance

Swimming

Turkmenistan received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMerdan AtaýewMen's 100 m backstroke55.2434Did not advanceMen's 200 m backstroke2:03.6829Did not advanceDarya SemyonovaWomen's 100 m breaststroke1:16.3739Did not advance

Weightlifting

Turkmen weightlifters qualified for five quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021.Tokyo 2020 Qualification (Weightlifting)

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankRejepbaý RejepowMen's −81 kg 1643164Öwez ÖwezowMen's −109 kg171112001037110Hojamuhammet ToýçyýewMen's +109 kg184423064144Kristina ŞermetowaWomen's −55 kg90511552056Polina GuryevaWomen's −59 kg9631212217

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