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Kazakhstan
Key Facts
Top medal sports
(pre-2012)
Capital
Astana
Population
15,700,000
Size
2,700,000km²
Languages
- Kazakh
- Russian
Records
- 418 kg
- OR WR Weightlifting Men's 94kg
- Ilya Ilyin
- Set 4 Aug 12
- 245 kg
- OR Weightlifting Women's 63kg
- Maiya Maneza
- Set 31 Jul 12
- 226 kg
- OR Weightlifting Women's 53kg
- Zulfiya Chinshanlo
- Set 29 Jul 12
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Boxer Evans feels Rio Games lure
Welsh silver medal-winning Olympic boxer Fred Evans hints he may stay amateur and go for gold at Rio 2016.
13 Aug 12
Evans loses to Sapiyev in final
12 Aug 12
Fred Evans's bid to become the first Welshman to win Olympic boxing gold is ended by Kazakhstan welterweight Serik Sapiyev.
Mekhontcev wins light-heavy gold
12 Aug 12
Egor Mekhontcev won light-heavyweight gold by the tightest possible margin against Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov.
Aldama misses out in triple jump
5 Aug 12
Britain's Yamile Aldama misses out on a medal as Kazakhstan's Olga Rypakova secures gold in the London 2012 women's triple jump final.
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Kazakhstan at the Olympics
12 London 2012 ranking
29 Beijing 2008 ranking
1996 First Olympic appearance
Athletes from Kazakhstan
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Maiya Maneza 
Weightlifting Medallist -
Akzhurek Tanatarov Wrestling Medallist -
Olga Rypakova Athletics Medallist -
Ivan Dychko Boxing Medallist -
Adilbek Niyazymbetov Boxing Medallist -
Ilya Ilyin Weightlifting Medallist -
Svetlana Podobedova Weightlifting Medallist -
Danyal Gajiyev Wrestling Medallist -
Guzel Manyurova Wrestling Medallist -
Zulfiya Chinshanlo Weightlifting Medallist -
Serik Sapiyev Boxing Medallist -
Sergey Lim Judo
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weightlifting | 4 | 0 | 0 | RANK 2 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 | RANK 5 |
| Cycling - Road | 1 | 0 | 0 | RANK 2 |
Medal Table
| Rank | Country |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 |
China
|
38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 |
Great Britain & N. Ireland
|
29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 12 |
Kazakhstan
(selected)
|
7 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
Kazakhstan Medallists
- Bronze
Ivan Dychko Men's Super Heavyweight (+91kg) - Silver
Adilbek Niyazymbetov Men's Light Heavyweight (81kg) - Gold
Serik Sapiyev Men's Welterweight (69kg)
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