Kazakhstan at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Kazakhstan at the
1994 Winter Olympics
IOC codeKAZ
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Websitewww.olympic.kz (in Kazakh)
in Lillehammer
Competitors29 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Kayrat Biekenov[1]
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1956–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Kazakhstan competed in the Winter Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Previously, Kazakhstani athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Vladimir Smirnov Cross-country skiing Men's 50 kilometre classical 27 February
 Silver Vladimir Smirnov Cross-country skiing Men's 10 kilometre classical 17 February
 Silver Vladimir Smirnov Cross-country skiing Men's 15 kilometre freestyle pursuit 19 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Biathlon 1 1 2
Cross-country skiing 6 4 10
Figure skating 1 1 2
Freestyle skiing 1 0 1
Short track speed skating 0 1 1
Ski jumping 3 – 3
Speed skating 6 2 8
Total 19 10 29

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Rank
Andrey Kolotvin Super-G 1:50.39 43
Combined 1:41.14 58.54 54.91 3:34.59 29
Women
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Rank
Olga Vedyacheva Super-G 1:26.66 37
Downhill 1:38.58 24
Combined 1:29.74 56.89 54.24 3:20.87 19

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Time Pen. Rank
Dmitry Pantov 10 km sprint 31:54.2 5 48
20 km individual 1:03:29.8 6 51
Women
Athlete Event Final
Time Pen. Rank
Inna Sheshkil 7.5 km sprint 26:13.9 2 4
15 km individual 56:16.5 5 29

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Start Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Nikolay Ivanov 10 km classical 25:48.3 16
15 km free pursuit +01:28 16 38:22.5 25 +4:01.7 19
30 km free 1:20:53.9 40
50 km classical 2:22:59.1 50
Pavel Korolyov 30 km free 1:23:25.3 53
Sergey Margatsky 50 km classical 2:21:57.9 45
Andrey Nevzorov 10 km classical 26:45.9 37
15 km free pursuit +02:25 37 38:47.9 37 +5:24.1 31
30 km free 1:21:14.5 42
Pavel Ryabinin 10 km classical 26:41.7 34
15 km free pursuit +2:21 34 38:24.6 27 +4:56.8 26
50 km classical 2:18:08.1 29
Vladimir Smirnov 10 km classical 24:38.3 Silver
15 km free pursuit +00:18 2 36:00.0 2 +29.2 Silver
30 km free 1:16:01.8 10
50 km classical 2:07:20.3 Gold
Nikolay Ivanov
Pavel Korolyov
Andrey Nevzorov
Pavel Ryabinin 		4 × 10 km relay 1:47:41.3 9
Women
Athlete Event Final
Start Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Yelena Chernetsova 5 km classical 16:28.8 49
10 km free pursuit +02:20 49 33:26.4 53 +8:16.3 53
15 km free 49:56.7 53
30 km classical 1:38:17.0 46
Oksana Kotova 5 km classical 16:40.7 56
10 km free pursuit +02:32 56 31:31.6 43 +6:33.5 48
15 km free 47:02.1 43
30 km classical 1:38:34.1 47
Nataliya Shtaymets 5 km classical 16:33.4 52
10 km free pursuit DNF
Yelena Volodina 5 km classical 15:49.7 33
10 km free pursuit +01:41 33 31:12.1 40 +5:23.0 38
15 km free 47:35.6 47
30 km classical 1:31:43.1 21
Nataliya Shtaymets
Yelena Chernetsova
Oksana Kotova
Yelena Volodina 		4 × 5 km relay 1:03:13.0 13

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Ice dancing
Athlete Final
Compulsory dance 1 Rank Compulsory dance 2 Rank Original dance Rank Free dance Total Rank
Elizaveta Stekolnikova
Dmitry Kazarlyga 		3.4 17 3.4 17 10.2 17 18.0 35.0 18

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Aleksey Bannikov Moguls 22.98 21 Did Not Advance

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Women

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yelena Sinitsina 500 metres 50.36 3rd Ranking round 21st
1000 metres - DQ Ranking round DQ

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event First round Final
Points Rank Points Total Rank
Andrey Verveykin Large hill 72.0 32 62.1 134.1 37
Normal hill 102.0 37 119.5 221.5 24
Aleksandr Kolmakov Large hill 52.6 45 44.3 96.9 48
Normal hill 89.5 48 76.0 165.5 46
Kayrat Biekenov Large hill 91.0 47 66.5 157.5 49
Normal hill 7.3 58 27.9 35.2 58

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Radik Bikchentayev 1500 metres 1:56.73 29
5000 metres 6:58.17 16
Vladimir Klepenin 500 metres 38.09 33
1000 metres 1:15.99 34
Yevgeny Sanarov 5000 metres 6:59.02 19
10000 metres 14:21.12 14
Vadim Sayutin 1500 metres 1:57.03 30
5000 metres 7:01.93 27
Vadim Shakshakbayev 500 metres 37.07 12
1000 metres 1:15.06 20
Sergey Tsybenko 1500 metres 1:57.43 33
Women
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Lyudmila Prokasheva 3000 metres 4:19.33 4
5000 metres 7:28.58 6
Kenzhesh Sarsekenova 3000 metres 4:45.56 24

References

  1. ^ "Kayrat Biekenov". olympedia.org. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ Kazakhstan at the 1994 Winter Olympics