Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Kazakhstan at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKAZ
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Websitewww.olympic.kz (in Kazakh, Russian, and English)
in Beijing
Competitors130 in 19 sports
Flag bearers Bakhyt Akhmetov (opening)
Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (closing)
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Kazakhstan was represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In total, 130 athletes including 60 men and 70 women represented Kazakhstan in 19 different sports including archery, athletics, boxing, canoeing, cycling, gymnastics, handball, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, shooting, swimming, synchronised swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, triathlon, volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling.

Kazakhstan won a total 14 medals at the games including three gold, five silver and six bronze. However, five of these medals were later stripped due to doping offences.