Kazakhstan at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Kazakhstan competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Kazakhstani athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Gold

• Vasilii Jirov — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
• Alexandre Paryguin — Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition
• Yuriy Melnichenko — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg

Silver

• Bolat Dzhumadilov — Boxing, Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
• Sergey Belyayev — Shooting, Men's 50 m Rifle three positions
• Sergey Belyayev — Shooting, Men's 50 m Rifle prone
• Anatoly Khrapaty — Weightlifting, Men's 99 kg

Bronze

• Bolat Niyazymbetov — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight (63.5 kg)
• Yermakhan Ibraimov — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight (71 kg)
• Vladimir Vokhmyanin — Shooting, Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol
• Maulen Mamyrov — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle 52 kg

Results by event

Archery

Kazakhstan sent six archers to Atlanta. Only one, Vadim Chikarev, won a match in the individual round. Chikarev had competed on the Unified Team in Barcelona. The women's team defeated the United States in the team round.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Anna Mozhar — Round of 64, 37th place (0-1)
• Irina Leonova — Round of 64, 52nd place (0-1)
• Yana Touniiantse — Round of 64, 58th place......
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