Kyrgyzstan at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Vladislav Chernobay

Men's 800 metres

• Boris Kaveshnikov

Men's Marathon

• Nazirdin Akilbekov — 2:23:59 (→ 63rd place)
• Ian Harvey — 2:12:45 (→ 4th place)

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

• Yevgeny Shorokhov

Men's Triple Jump

• Maksim Smetanin

Women's Marathon

• Irina Bogachova — 2:35.44 (→ 21st place)

Boxing

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Sergey Kopenkin

*First Round — Defeated Cristian Giantomassi (Italy), 12-11

*Second Round — Lost......

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