Azerbaijan at the Olympics

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.

Azerbaijan at the
Olympics
IOC codeAZE
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Websitewww.noc-aze.org (in Azerbaijani and English)
Medals
Ranked 61st
Gold
9
Silver
16
Bronze
31
Total
56
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

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 is particularly strong in combative sports, with 40 of their 45 medals being awarded in Wrestling, Boxing, Judo and Taekwondo.

Medals

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Medals by Summer Sport

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  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
  Wrestling481628
  Judo3227
  Taekwondo1124
  Shooting1023
  Boxing02810
  Karate0202
  Canoeing0112
Totals (7 entries)9163156

Medalists

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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
  Gold Hidayat Heydarov 2024 Paris   Judo Men's 73 kg
  Gold Zelym Kotsoiev 2024 Paris   Judo Men's 100 kg
  Silver Gashim Magomedov Taekwondo Men's 58 kg 7 August
  Silver Loren Alfonso Boxing Men's heavyweight 9 August
  Bronze Hasrat Jafarov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg 8 August
  Bronze Giorgi Meshvildishvili Wrestling Men's freestyle 125 kg 10 August
  Bronze Magomedkhan Magomedov Wrestling Men's freestyle 97 kg 11 August

Disqualified Medalists

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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

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Summer Games

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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  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.
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