The history of the
Olympic movement of the Kyrgyz Republic began in 1960, when an athlete from the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic, Saybattal Mursalimov, as a member of the national team of the Soviet Union, first participated in the games of the Olympics in Rome. From 1960 to 1990, the Olympic movement in the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic grew and strengthened its position in the country's life. During the XXII Olympics in 1980, Kyrgyz athletes won 6 medals, including 5 gold. In 1991, the founding
General Assembly decided to establish the National Olympic Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, and this date is the official date of its establishment. In September 1993, the NOC of Kyrgyzstan was finally recognized by the
International Olympic Committee. The Kyrgyz NOC acts in accordance with the provisions of the Olympic Charter, the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the current Kyrgyz legislation and its Charter. Kyrgyzstan debuted as an independent state at the
1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and has since competed in all the Games. At the
1992 Summer Olympics, Kyrgyz athletes were part of a unified team, and previously, since 1952, they performed under the flag of the
USSR. The national team was represented by one athlete, biathlete Evgenia Roppel. She took 66th place in the sprint and 67th place in the individual race. At the time of the first race, she was 17 years and 300 days old. Since the Kyrgyz team did not arrive for the opening ceremony, the flag of the country was carried by interpreter Torkel Engenes. Kyrgyzstan first competed in the Summer Olympics as an independent nation at the
1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA. Previously, Kyrgyz athletes competed for the combined team at the
1992 Summer Olympics. Ruslan Ismailov is the youngest athlete in the history of the NOC of the Kyrgyz Republic. At the time of his participation in the 2004
Summer Olympics in Athens, he was 14 years old. He qualified in the men's 200m freestyle, swimming. Kyrgyzstan's oldest competitor was
Irina Bogacheva. She was 43 when she took part in the 2004 Athens Olympics. She participated in the long-distance marathon. In total, Kyrgyz athletes won 7 Olympic medals (3 silver and 4 bronze) during their performance as an independent team. All medals were obtained at the Summer Olympics. == Activities of the NOC of the Kyrgyz Republic ==