Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Azerbaijan at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  AZE
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic
Websitewww.noc-aze.org (Azerbaijani) (English)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 33 in 9 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Azerbaijan is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Athletics

Azerbaijani athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

Boxing

Azerbaijani boxers qualified for the following weight classes by virtue of top two or three finishes in the APB or WSB rankings, the World Championships, and the European Qualification Tournaments.[4][5]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Elvin Mamishzada Flyweight
Albert Selimov Lightweight
Parviz Baghirov Welterweight

Canoeing

Slalom

Azerbaijani canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.[6]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jure Meglič Men's K-1

Sprint

Azerbaijani canoeists has qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[7]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Valentin Demyanenko Men's C-1 200 m
Inna Osypenko-Radomska Women's K-1 200 m
Women's K-1 500 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Azerbaijan has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 200 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.[8]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's road race

Gymnastics

Artistic

Azerbaijan has qualified one male artistic gymnast for the following apparatus and all-around events through the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.[9]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Oleg Stepko

Rhythmic

Azerbaijan has qualified one rhythmic gymnast for the individual all-around by finishing in the top 15 at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[10]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Marina Durunda Individual

Rowing

Azerbaijani rowers have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 FISA World Championships.[11]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Aleksandar Aleksandrov
Boris Yotov		 Double sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Taekwondo

Azerbaijan entered a full squad of four athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Radik Isayev qualified automatically for the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[12] European Games medalists Milad Beigi, Patimat Abakarova, and 2012 Olympian Farida Azizova secured the remaining spots on the Azerbaijani team by virtue of their top two finish respectively in the men's welterweight (80 kg), women's flyweight (49 kg) and women's welterweight category (67 kg) at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[13]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Milad Beigi Men's −80 kg
Radik Isayev Men's +80 kg
Patimat Abakarova Women's −49 kg
Farida Azizova Women's −67 kg

Weightlifting

Azerbaijani weightlifters have qualified four men's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Men's
Men's
Men's
Men's

Wrestling

Azerbaijani wrestlers qualified to compete in each the following weight classes for the Games through the 2015 UWW World Championships.[14][15]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Toghrul Asgarov −65 kg
Magomedgadzhi Khatiyev −86 kg
Khetag Gazyumov −97 kg
Jamaladdin Magomedov −125 kg
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Rovshan Bayramov −59 kg
Elvin Mursaliyev −75 kg
Saman Tahmasebi −85 kg
Sabah Shariati −130 kg
Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Mariya Stadnik −48 kg
Anzhela Dorogan −53 kg
Yuliya Ratkevich −58 kg

References

  1. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Azerbaijan wins third license to Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016". Baku: Report News Agency. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Azərbaycan boksçusu Albert Səlimov Braziliyada keçiriləcək Olimpiya Oyunlarına vəsiqə qazanıb" [Azerbaijani boxer qualified for the Olympic Games in Brazil] (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "First 60 boxers from 24 countries confirmed for Rio 2016 as early Olympic quota places taken up". AIBA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Slalom Powerhouses Comfortably Qualify for Rio". International Canoe Federation. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Azerbaijani gymnast qualifies for Rio 2016". AzerNews. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: 2016 Olympic Games, 2016 Olympic Test Event and The World Games 2017 qualifiers confirmed". FIG. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "National rowers secure two more qualifications for Olympics". AzerNews. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Second Tranche of 24 Taekwondo Athletes Earn Berths to Rio Olympics On Day 2 of Grand Prix Final, Egypt, Iran, China and Korea Grab Golds". World Taekwondo Federation. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Refugee Athlete Among 16 Taekwondo Fighters to Secure Rio 2016 Place at European Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo Federation. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Azerbaijani wrestlers to join World Championships". AzerNews. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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