Azerbaijan at the Olympics

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
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
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

Medal Name Games Sport Event
2  Silver Abdullayev, NamigNamig Abdullayev   1996 Atlanta   Wrestling Men's freestyle flyweight
1  Gold Meftakhetdinova, ZemfiraZemfira Meftakhetdinova   2000 Sydney   Shooting Women's skeet
1  Gold Abdullayev, NamigNamig Abdullayev   2000 Sydney   Wrestling Men's freestyle flyweight
3  Bronze Alakbarov, VugarVugar Alakbarov   2000 Sydney   Boxing Men's middleweight
1  Gold Mansurov, FaridFarid Mansurov   2004 Athens   Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
3  Bronze Aslanov, FuadFuad Aslanov   2004 Athens   Boxing Men's flyweight
3  Bronze Mammadov, AghasiAghasi Mammadov   2004 Athens   Boxing Men's bantamweight
3  Bronze Ashumova, IradaIrada Ashumova   2004 Athens   Shooting Women's 25 m pistol
3  Bronze Meftakhetdinova, ZemfiraZemfira Meftakhetdinova   2004 Athens   Shooting Women's skeet
1  Gold Mammadli, ElnurElnur Mammadli   2008 Beijing   Judo Men's 73 kg
2  Silver Bayramov, RovshanRovshan Bayramov   2008 Beijing   Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
2  Silver Rahimov, VitaliyVitaliy Rahimov   2008 Beijing   Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
3  Bronze Stadnik, MariyaMariya Stadnik   2008 Beijing   Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg
3  Bronze Miraliyev, MovludMovlud 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 Stadnik, MariyaMariya Stadnik   2012 London   Wrestling Women's freestyle 48 kg
3  Bronze Ratkevich, YuliyaYuliya Ratkevich   2012 London   Wrestling Women's freestyle 55 kg
3  Bronze Mammadov, TeymurTeymur Mammadov   2012 London   Boxing Men's heavyweight
3  Bronze Majidov, MagomedrasulMagomedrasul 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

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
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
Future Event
Total 0 0 0 0

Medals by Summer Sport

     Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Wrestling481325
Judo1225
Shooting1023
Taekwondo1023
Karate0202
Boxing0189
Canoeing0112
Totals (7 sports)7142849

Medals by Winter Sport

     Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 sports)0000

Related pages

Other websites

  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