Azerbaijan at the Olympics

Azerbaijan at the Olympics
IOC code	AZE
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic
Website	www.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 2024
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

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1900–1912 as part of the  Russian Empire (RU1) 1920–1948 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 1 4 6 40 2012 London 53 2 2 5 9 30 2016 Rio de Janeiro 56 1 7 10 18 39 2020 Tokyo 44 0 3 4 7 67 2024 Paris future event 2028 Los Angeles 2032 Brisbane Total 7 14 28 49 63

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1920–1948 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 4 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 1 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 2 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milan–Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by Summer Sport   Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Wrestling 4 8 13 25 Judo 1 2 2 5 Shooting 1 0 2 3 Taekwondo 1 0 2 3 Karate 0 2 0 2 Boxing 0 1 8 9 Canoeing 0 1 1 2 Totals (7 entries) 7 14 28 49 Medalists 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 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 Summer Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1996 Atlanta Nazim Hüseynov Judo 2000 Sydney Namig Abdullayev Freestyle wrestling 2004 Athens Nizami Pashayev Weightlifting 2008 Beijing Farid Mansurov Greco-Roman wrestling 2012 London Elnur Mammadli Judo 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teymur Mammadov Boxing 2020 Tokyo Rustam Orujov & Farida Azizova Judo (Orujov) & Taekwando (Azizova) Winter Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1998 Nagano Julia Vorobieva Figure skating 2002 Salt Lake City Sergey Rylov Figure skating 2006 Turin Igor Lukanin Ice dancing 2010 Vancouver Fuad Guliyev 2014 Sochi Rahman Khalilov 2018 Pyeongchang Patrick Brachner Alpine Skiing 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 ^ "Great Britain on brink of historic record at Rio 2016 as lottery funding pays dividends in Olympic medals". 2016-08-20. 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Summer Olympic Games 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Winter Olympic Games 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022