Azerbaijan at the Olympics

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Azerbaijan at the
Olympics
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
IOC codeAZE
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic
Websitewww.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[]

Medalists[]

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

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[]

  1. ^ "Great Britain on brink of historic record at Rio 2016 as lottery funding pays dividends in Olympic medals". 2016-08-20. Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  2. ^ Sports Reference

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