Azerbaijan at the Olympics

Azerbaijan at the Olympics
IOC code	AZE
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic
Website	www.noc-aze.org (in Azerbaijani and English)
Medals Ranked 63rd	Gold 7 Silver 14 Bronze 28 Total 49
Summer appearances
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

Azerbaijan first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1996, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then. Previously, Azerbaijani athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988, and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan was part of the Unified Team in 1992. Azerbaijani athletes have won a total of 42 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. The nation has not won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games. The National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic was created in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.

In 2016, Azerbaijan became one of only two nations (the other being Great Britain, also between 2000 and 2016) ever to increase the number of medals achieved in five consecutive Games.^[1] Azerbaijan's success at the 2016 Games was driven by primarily by naturalized citizens; 12 out of the 16 medalists for Azerbaijan were born outside of the country (primarily immigrants from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Iran).^[2] Azerbaijan is particularly strong in contact sports, with 40 of their 45 medals being awarded in Wrestling, Boxing, Judo and Taekwondo.

Medals[]

Medals by Summer Games[] Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1900–1912 As part of the  Russian Empire (RU1) 1920–1948 did not participate 1952–1988 As part of the  Soviet Union (URS) 1992 Barcelona As part of the  Unified Team (EUN) 1996 Atlanta 23 0 1 0 1 61 2000 Sydney 31 2 0 1 3 34 2004 Athens 36 1 0 4 5 50 2008 Beijing 44 1 1 4 6 40 2012 London 53 2 2 5 9 30 2016 Rio de Janeiro 56 1 7 10 18 39 2020 Tokyo 44 0 3 4 7 67 2024 Paris Future Event 2028 Los Angeles 2032 Brisbane Total 7 14 28 49 63

Medals by Winter Games[] Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1920–1948 did not participate 1952–1988 As part of the  Soviet Union (URS) 1992 Albertville Did not participate 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 4 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 4 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 2 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 2 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 4 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 1 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 2 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milan–Cortina Future Event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by Summer Sport[]   Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Wrestling 4 8 13 25 Judo 1 2 2 5 Shooting 1 0 2 3 Taekwondo 1 0 2 3 Karate 0 2 0 2 Boxing 0 1 8 9 Canoeing 0 1 1 2 Totals (7 sports) 7 14 28 49

Medals by Winter Sport[]   Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Totals (0 sports) 0 0 0 0

Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Silver	Namig Abdullayev	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight
Gold	Zemfira Meftahatdinova	2000 Sydney	Shooting	Women's skeet
Gold	Namig Abdullayev	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight
Bronze	Vugar Alakbarov	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's middleweight
Gold	Farid Mansurov	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
Bronze	Fuad Aslanov	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's flyweight
Bronze	Aghasi Mammadov	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
Bronze	Irada Ashumova	2004 Athens	Shooting	Women's 25 m pistol
Bronze	Zemfira Meftahatdinova	2004 Athens	Shooting	Women's skeet
Gold	Elnur Mammadli	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's 73 kg
Silver	Rovshan Bayramov	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
Bronze	Shahin Imranov	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's featherweight
Bronze	Movlud Miraliyev	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's 100 kg
Bronze	Mariya Stadnik	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 48 kg
Bronze	Khetag Gazyumov	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 96 kg
Gold	Toghrul Asgarov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 60 kg
Gold	Sharif Sharifov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 84 kg
Silver	Rovshan Bayramov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
Silver	Mariya Stadnik	2012 London	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 48 kg
Bronze	Teymur Mammadov	2012 London	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
Bronze	Magomedrasul Majidov	2012 London	Boxing	Men's super heavyweight
Bronze	Khetag Gazyumov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 96 kg
Bronze	Emin Ahmadov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
Bronze	Yuliya Ratkevich	2012 London	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 55 kg
Gold	Radik Isayev	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Taekwondo	Men's +80 kg
Silver	Lorenzo Sotomayor	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Boxing	Men's light welterweight
Silver	Valentin Demyanenko	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Canoeing	Men's C-1 200 metres
Silver	Rustam Orujov	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Judo	Men's 73 kg
Silver	Elmar Gasimov	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Judo	Men's 100 kg
Silver	Toghrul Asgarov	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 65 kg
Silver	Khetag Gazyumov	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 97 kg
Silver	Mariya Stadnik	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 48 kg
Bronze	Kamran Shakhsuvarly	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Boxing	Men's middleweight
Bronze	Inna Osypenko-Radomska	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Canoeing	Women's K-1 200 metres
Bronze	Milad Beigi	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Taekwondo	Men's 80 kg
Bronze	Patimat Abakarova	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Taekwondo	Women's 49 kg
Bronze	Haji Aliyev	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 57 kg
Bronze	Jabrayil Hasanov	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 74 kg
Bronze	Sharif Sharifov	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 86 kg
Bronze	Rasul Chunayev	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
Bronze	Sabah Shariati	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
Bronze	Nataliya Synyshyn	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 53 kg
Silver	Rafael Aghayev	2020 Tokyo	Karate	Men's 75 kg
Silver	Haji Aliyev	2020 Tokyo	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 65 kg
Silver	Irina Zaretska	2020 Tokyo	Karate	Women's +61 kg
Bronze	Iryna Kindzerska	2020 Tokyo	Judo	Women's +78 kg
Bronze	Loren Alfonso	2020 Tokyo	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight
Bronze	Rafig Huseynov	2020 Tokyo	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg
Bronze	Mariya Stadnik	2020 Tokyo	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 50 kg

Disqualified Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Vitaliy Rahimov	Wrestling	Men's 60 kg	12 August 2008
Bronze	Valentin Hristov	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg	29 July 2012

Participants by sport[]

Summer Games[]

Sport		1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	Total
Athletics	Field events	2	3	3	2	2	18
	Track events	2	1	2	0	1
Boxing		2	5	9	2	8	26
Canoeing	Sprint	0	0	0	0	3	3
Cycling	Road	0	0	0	0	1	1
Diving	Platform	1	1	0	0	0	2
Equestrian	Show jumping	0	0	0	1	1	2
Fencing	Individual sabre	1	0	1	0	1	3
Gymnastics	Artistic	0	0	0	0	1	11
	Individual rhythmic	0	0	1	2	1
	Team rhythmic	0	0	0	0	6
Judo		2	4	3	6	8	23
Rowing	Single sculls	0	0	0	0	2	2
Shooting	Air & Sporting Pistol	1	1	1	0	1	8
	Skeet	1	1	1	1	0
Swimming	Breaststroke	0	0	1	1	1	9
	Butterfly	0	0	0	0	1
	Freestyle	1	2	1	1	0
Taekwondo		0	0	2	1	2	5
Weightlifting		2	2	5	5	6	20
Wrestling	Græco-Roman	2	2	3	6	5	53
	Freestyle	6	7	4	10	8
Total		23	31	36	44	53	187

Winter Games[]

Sport		1998	2002	2006	2010	Total
Alpine skiing	Slalom	0	1	0	2	3
Figure skating	Singles	2	1	0	0	9
	Pairs	2	2	2	0
Total		4	4	2	2	12

Flagbearers[]

Summer Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1996 Atlanta Nazim Hüseynov Judo 2000 Sydney Namig Abdullayev Freestyle wrestling 2004 Athens Nizami Pashayev Weightlifting 2008 Beijing Farid Mansurov Greco-Roman wrestling 2012 London Elnur Mammadli Judo 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teymur Mammadov Boxing 2020 Tokyo Rustam Orujov & Farida Azizova Judo (Orujov) & Taekwando (Azizova)

Winter Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1998 Nagano Julia Vorobieva Figure skating 2002 Salt Lake City Sergey Rylov Figure skating 2006 Turin Igor Lukanin Ice dancing 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi Rahman Khalilov 2018 Pyeongchang Patrick Brachner Alpine Skiing

See also[]

• National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan
• Olympic competitors for Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijan at the Paralympics
• List of Azerbaijani Olympic medalists
• List of flag bearers for Azerbaijan at the Olympics

References[]

External links[]

• "Azerbaijan". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
• "Azerbaijan". Olympedia.com.
• "Olympic Analytics/AZE". olympanalyt.com.
• "Azerbaijani Wrestler Namig Abdullayev Wins Olympic Gold," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 8:4 (Winter 2000), p. 76.
• "Zemfira Meftahatdinova: Right on Target, Olympic Gold, Skeet Shooter," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 8:4 (Winter 2000), p. 79.
• "Vugar Alakbarov, Olympic Bronze in Boxing," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 8:4 (Winter 2000), p. 78.