Turkmenistan at the Olympics
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Turkmenistan
has competed in 4 Summer Olympics, first appearing in 1996
. They have never competed in the Winter Olympics. Turkmen athletes previously competed with the Soviet Union team or, in 1992, as part of the Unified Team. No athlete representing Turkmenistan has won an Olympic medal, making it the only ex-Soviet republic never to do so.
Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat, has an Olympic Stadium despite never having hosted the Olympic Games.
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
has competed in 4 Summer Olympics, first appearing in 1996
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
. They have never competed in the Winter Olympics. Turkmen athletes previously competed with the Soviet Union team or, in 1992, as part of the Unified Team. No athlete representing Turkmenistan has won an Olympic medal, making it the only ex-Soviet republic never to do so.
Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat, has an Olympic Stadium despite never having hosted the Olympic Games.