Azerbaijan at the Olympics

Participation of athletes from Azerbaijan in the Olympic Games

Azerbaijan first took part in the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1996. They have taken part in all summer and winter Olympics since then. Before Azerbaijani athletes were part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988. In 1992 they were part of the Unified Team.

Azerbaijan at the
Olympics
IOC codeAZE
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic
Websitewww.noc-aze.org (in Azerbaijani and English)
Medals
Gold
7
Silver
11
Bronze
25
Total
43
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Azerbaijani athletes have won a total of twenty-six 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 formed in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.

Medalists change

Medal Name Games Sport Event
2  Silver Namig Abdullayev   1996 Atlanta   Wrestling Men's freestyle flyweight
1  Gold Zemfira Meftakhetdinova   2000 Sydney   Shooting Women's skeet
1  Gold Namig Abdullayev   2000 Sydney   Wrestling Men's freestyle flyweight
3  Bronze Vugar Alakbarov   2000 Sydney   Boxing Men's middleweight
1  Gold Farid Mansurov   2004 Athens   Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
3  Bronze Fuad Aslanov   2004 Athens   Boxing Men's flyweight
3  Bronze Aghasi Mammadov   2004 Athens   Boxing Men's bantamweight
3  Bronze Irada Ashumova   2004 Athens   Shooting Women's 25 m pistol
3  Bronze Zemfira Meftakhetdinova   2004 Athens   Shooting Women's skeet
1  Gold Elnur Mammadli   2008 Beijing   Judo Men's 73 kg
2  Silver Rovshan Bayramov   2008 Beijing   Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
2  Silver Vitaliy Rahimov   2008 Beijing   Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
3  Bronze Mariya Stadnik   2008 Beijing   Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg
3  Bronze Movlud Miraliyev   2008 Beijing   Judo Men's 100 kg
3  Bronze Khetag Gazyumov   2008 Beijing   Wrestling Men's freestyle 96 kg
3  Bronze Shahin Imranov   2008 Beijing   Boxing Men's featherweight
3  Bronze Valentin Hristov   2012 London   Weightlifting Men's 56 kg
2  Silver Rovshan Bayramov   2012 London   Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
3  Bronze Emin Ahmadov   2012 London   Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
2  Silver Mariya Stadnik   2012 London   Wrestling Women's freestyle 48 kg
3  Bronze Yuliya Ratkevich   2012 London   Wrestling Women's freestyle 55 kg
3  Bronze Teymur Mammadov   2012 London   Boxing Men's heavyweight
3  Bronze Magomedrasul Majidov   2012 London   Boxing Men's super heavyweight
1  Gold Toghrul Asgarov   2012 London   Wrestling Men's freestyle 60 kg
1  Gold Sharif Sharifov   2012 London   Wrestling Men's freestyle 84 kg
3  Bronze Khetag Gazyumov   2012 London gh  Wrestling Men's freestyle 96 kg
1  Gold Radik Isayev   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Taekwondo Men's +80 kg
2  Silver Lorenzo Sotomayor   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Boxing Men's light welterweight
2  Silver Valentin Demyanenko   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Canoeing Men's C-1 200 meters
2  Silver Rustam Orujov   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Judo Men's 73 kg
2  Silver Elmar Gasimov   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Judo Men's 100 kg
2  Silver Toghrul Asgarov   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Wrestling Men's freestyle 65 kg
2  Silver Khetag Gazyumov   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Wrestling Men's freestyle 97 kg
2  Silver Mariya Stadnik   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Wrestling Women's freestyle 48 kg
3  Bronze Kamran Shakhsuvarly   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Boxing Men's middleweight
3  Bronze Inna Osypenko-Radomska   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Canoeing Women's K-1 200 meters
3  Bronze Milad Beigi   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Taekwondo Men's 80 kg
3  Bronze Patimat Abakarova   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
3  Bronze Haji Aliyev   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg
3  Bronze Jabrayil Hasanov   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg
3  Bronze Sharif Sharifov   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Wrestling Men's freestyle 86 kg
3  Bronze Rasul Chunayev   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
3  Bronze Sabah Shariati   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
3  Bronze Nataliya Synyshyn   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Wrestling Women's freestyle 53 kg
2  Silver Rafael Aghayev   2020 Tokyo   Karate Men's 75 kg
2  Silver Haji Aliyev   2012 London   Wrestling Men's freestyle 65 kg
2  Silver Irina Zaretska   2020 Tokyo   Karate Women's +61 kg
3  Bronze Iryna Kindzerska   2020 Tokyo   Judo Women's +78 kg
3  Bronze Loren Alfonso   2020 Tokyo   Boxing Men's light heavyweight
3  Bronze Rafig Huseynov   2020 Tokyo   Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg
3  Bronze Mariya Stadnik   2020 Tokyo   Wrestling Women's freestyle 50 kg

Medals change

Related pages change

Other websites change

  Media related to Azerbaijan at the Olympic Games at Wikimedia Commons

  • "National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  • "Azerbaijani Wrestler Namig Abdullayev Wins Olympic Gold," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 8:4 (Winter 2000), p. 76.
  • "Zemfira Meftakhetdinova: 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.
  • Azerbaijan profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine