Azerbaijan at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation
Azerbaijan at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAZE
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic
Websitewww.noc-aze.org (in Azerbaijani and English)
in Sydney
Competitors31 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Namik Abdullayev
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Azerbaijan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. They won their first gold medal during these games. 31 competitors, 25 men and 6 women, took part in 14 events in 8 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Zemfira Meftahatdinova Shooting Women's Skeet 21 September
 Gold Namig Abdullayev Wrestling Men's freestyle 54 kg 30 September
 Bronze Vugar Alekperov Boxing Middleweight 30 September

Athletics

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round by position in race or, in field events, by achieving the automatic qualification target
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Teymur Gasimov 100 m 10.97 7 Did not advance
Faig Baghirov 800 m 1:57.39 8 — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Sergey Bochkov Triple jump 16.01 30 Did not advance
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Teymur Gasimov Marathon — DNF

Boxing

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Makhach Nuriddinov Lightweight  Maletin (RUS)
L 5–14 		Did not advance
Ruslan Khairov Welterweight Bye  Chater (TUN)
W 13–8 		 Saitov (RUS)
L 10–10* 		Did not advance
Vugar Alekperov Middleweight  Ngumi (KEN)
W 12–3 		 Miller (AUS)
W 9–8 		 Kuloğlu (TUR)
W 18–8 		 Gutiérrez (CUB)
L 9–19 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ali Ismayilov Light Heavyweight  Krastev (BUL)
W 14–9 		 Sergei Mikhailov (UZB)
L 18–23 		Did not advance
Magomed Aripgadjiev Heavyweight —  Sebastian Kober (GER)
L 4–9 		Did not advance

Diving

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final Total
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Emil Jabrayilov Men's 10 m platform 334.74 26 Did not advance

Judo

Shooting

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Irada Ashumova 10 m air pistol 227 45 Did not advance
25 m pistol 569 31 Did not advance
Zemfira Meftahatdinova Skeet 73 1 Q 25 =1 98 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Swimming

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Emin Guliyev Men's 50 m freestyle 25.36 60 Did not advance
Alisa Khaleyeva Women's 50 m freestyle 28.79 59 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
1 2 3 1 2 3
Elkhan Suleymanov Men's 62 kg 130.0 135.5 135.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 292.5 8
Turan Mirzayev Men's 69 kg 140.0 145.0 147.5 175.0 180.0 182.5 327.5 9
Nizami Pashayev Men's 85 kg 155.0 166.0 166.0 197.5 203.5 203.5 357.5 12
Tarana Abbasova Women's 53 kg 70.0 75.0 75.0 85.0 90.0 92.5 165.0 10

Wrestling

Freestyle
Athlete Event Elimination pool Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Namig Abdullayev 54 kg  Jin (PRK)
W 6–0 		 Liddle (NZL)
W 10–0 		— 1 Q Bye  Kardonov (GRE)
W 5–3 		 Henson (USA)
W 4–3 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Arif Abdullayev 58 kg  Kuhner (GER)
W 8–5 		 Buslovych (UKR)
L 5–7 		 Berberyan (ARM)
L 1–11 		3 Did not advance 9
Shamil Afandiyev 63 kg  Fernyák (SVK)
W 6–1 		 Ilhan (AUS)
W 10–0 		 Jang (KOR)
L 1–6 		2 Did not advance 7
Elshad Allahverdiyev 76 kg  Khinchagov (UZB)
L 2–3 		 du Toit (RSA)
W 8–5 		— 2 Did not advance 10
Davud Magomedov 97 kg  Bayramukov (KAZ)
L 0–3 		 Morales (CUB)
W 3–0 		— 2 Did not advance 13
Rajab Ashabaliyev 130 kg  Valiyev (UKR)
W 4–0 		 McCoy (USA)
L 0–10 		— 2 Did not advance 9
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Elimination pool Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Natig Eyvazov 54 kg  Pellew (NZL)
W 10–0 		 Rivas (CUB)
L 1–6 		 Yıldız (TUR)
W 3–0 		2 Did not advance 7
Islam Dugushiev 69 kg  Zeidvand (IRI)
W 5–0 		 Lappalainen (FIN)
W 1–0 		— 1 Q  Nikitin (EST)
L 1–4 		— 5th place match
 Son (KOR)
L WO 		6
Xviça Biçinaşvili 76 kg  Kim (KOR)
L 2–3 		 Avluca (TUR)
L 0–3 		— 3 Did not advance 16

References

  1. ^ "Azerbaijan at the 2000 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  • Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
  • International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • International Olympic Committee Web Site
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