Tajikistan made its debut as an independent nation at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games marked the country's fourth appearance and first Olympic medal wins, with Rasul Boqiev winning bronze in the Judo under 73 kg category and Yusup Abdusalomov winning the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling under 84 kg category. The 2016 Summer Olympics marked the country's first gold medal, won by Dilshod Nazarov in men's hammer throw.