Azerbaijan at the Olympics

Azerbaijan at the Olympic Games
Flag of Azerbaijan IOC code  AZE NOC National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic Website www.noc-aze.org (Azerbaijani) (English)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
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 twenty-six medals at the Summer Olympic Games, in wrestling, shooting, boxing, judo, and weightlifting. The nation has not won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan was created in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993. They have most recently competed in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1896–1948 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 2 4 7 39 2012 London 53 2 2 6 10 30 Total 6 5 15 26 58

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924–1948 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 5 0 0 0 0 – Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Wrestling	4	5	5	14
Shooting	1	0	2	3
Judo	1	0	1	2
Boxing	0	0	6	6
Weightlifting	0	0	1	1
Total	6	5	15	26

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
02 ! Silver	Abdullayev, NamigNamig Abdullayev	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight
01 ! Gold	Meftahatdinova, ZemfiraZemfira Meftahatdinova	2000 Sydney	Shooting	Women's skeet
01 ! Gold	Abdullayev, NamigNamig Abdullayev	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight
03 ! Bronze	Alakbarov, VugarVugar Alakbarov	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's middleweight
01 ! Gold	Mansurov, FaridFarid Mansurov	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
03 ! Bronze	Aslanov, FuadFuad Aslanov	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's flyweight
03 ! Bronze	Mammadov, AghasiAghasi Mammadov	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
03 ! Bronze	Ashumova, IradaIrada Ashumova	2004 Athens	Shooting	Women's 25 m pistol
03 ! Bronze	Meftahatdinova, ZemfiraZemfira Meftahatdinova	2004 Athens	Shooting	Women's skeet
01 ! Gold	Mammadli, ElnurElnur Mammadli	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's 73 kg
02 ! Silver	Bayramov, RovshanRovshan Bayramov	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
02 ! Silver	Rahimov, VitaliyVitaliy Rahimov	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
03 ! Bronze	Shahin Imranov	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's featherweight
03 ! Bronze	Miraliyev, MovludMovlud Miraliyev	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's 100 kg
03 ! Bronze	Stadnik, MariyaMariya Stadnik	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 48 kg
03 ! Bronze	Khetag Gazyumov	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 96 kg
01 ! Gold	Toghrul Asgarov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 60 kg
01 ! Gold	Sharif Sharifov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 84 kg
02 ! Silver	Rovshan Bayramov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
02 ! Silver	Stadnik, MariyaMariya Stadnik	2012 London	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 48 kg
03 ! Bronze	Mammadov, TeymurTeymur Mammadov	2012 London	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
03 ! Bronze	Majidov, MagomedrasulMagomedrasul Majidov	2012 London	Boxing	Men's super heavyweight
03 ! Bronze	Valentin Hristov	2012 London	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg
03 ! Bronze	Ratkevich, YuliyaYuliya Ratkevich	2012 London	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 55 kg
03 ! Bronze	Emin Ahmadov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
03 ! Bronze	Khetag Gazyumov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 96 kg

Participants by sport (Summer Games)

Participants by sport (Winter Games)

Flag Bearers

See also

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

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-18. 
• "National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-18. 
• "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.