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. 96 competitors, 72 men and 24 women, took part in 99 events in 14 sports. Medalists 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 (0-1) Men's Individual Competition: Vadim Chikarev – Round of 32, 30th place (1-1) Vitaliy Shin – Round of 64, 33rd place (0-1) Sergei Martynov – Round of 64, 43rd place (0-1) Women's Team Competition: Mozhar, Leonova, and Touniiantse – Quarterfinal, 8th place (1-1) Men's Team Competition: Chikarev, Shin, and Martynov – Round of 16, 13th place (0-1) Athletics Men's 100 metres Vitaliy Savin Vitaly Medvedev Men's 20 km Walk Valeriy Borisov Men's 50 km Walk Sergey Korepanov – 3:48:42 (→ 8th place) Men's Pole Vault Igor Potapovich Men's Triple Jump Sergey Arzamasov Men's Shot Put Sergey Rubtsov Women's 100 metres Nataliya Vorobyova Heat - 11.91 (→ did not advance) Women's 400 metres Svetlana Bodritskaya Heat – 53.24 (→ did not advance) Women's 400m Hurdles Natalya Torshina Qualification – 55.94 (→ did not advance) Women's Long Jump Yelena Pershina Qualification – 6.50m (→ did not advance) Yelena Koshcheyeva Qualification – 5.55m (→ did not advance) Women's High Jump Svetlana Zalevskaya Qualification – 1.93m Final – 1.93m (→ 14th place) Women's Shot Put Yelena Baltabayeva Qualification – 16.40m (→ did not advance) Women's Heptathlon Svetlana Kazanina Final Result – 6002 points (→ 18th place) Women's 10 km Walk Svetlana Tolstaya – 45:35 (→ 21st place) Maya Sazonova – 47:33 (→ 35th place) Boxing Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) Bolat Dzhumadilov → Silver Medal First Round – Defeated Vladislav Neiman (Israel), 18-7 Second Round – Defeated Serhiy Kovganko (Ukraine), 21-4 Quarterfinals – Defeated Damaen Kelly (Ireland), 13-6 Semifinals – Defeated Zoltan Lunka (Germany), 23-18 Final – Lost to Maikro Romero (Cuba), 11-12 Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) Bektas Abubakirov First Round – Lost to Rachid Bouaita (France), 4-10 Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)