Kyrgyzstan competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Previously, Kyrgyz athletes had competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Men's 100 metres Men's 800 metres Men's Marathon Men's 110 metres Hurdles Men's Triple Jump Women's Marathon Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg) Men's Kayak Doubles (500 metres) Men's Kayak Doubles (1,000 metres) Men's Points Race Men's Heavyweight Women's Extra-Lightweight Men's Competition Men's Air Pistol, 10 metres Men's Free Pistol, 50 metres Men's Air Rifle, 10 metres Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres Men's 100m Freestyle Men's 400m Freestyle Men's 200m Butterfly Women's 200m Breaststroke Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight Men's Freestyle Light-Flyweight Men's Freestyle Heavyweight Men's Freestyle Super-Heavyweight