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
22 Silver Abdullayev, NamigNamig Abdullayev United States 1996 Atlanta Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's freestyle flyweight
11 Gold Meftakhetdinova, ZemfiraZemfira Meftakhetdinova Australia 2000 Sydney Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Women's skeet
11 Gold Abdullayev, NamigNamig Abdullayev Australia 2000 Sydney Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's freestyle flyweight
33 Bronze Alakbarov, VugarVugar Alakbarov Australia 2000 Sydney Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's middleweight
11 Gold Mansurov, FaridFarid Mansurov Greece 2004 Athens Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
33 Bronze Aslanov, FuadFuad Aslanov Greece 2004 Athens Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's flyweight
33 Bronze Mammadov, AghasiAghasi Mammadov Greece 2004 Athens Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's bantamweight
33 Bronze Ashumova, IradaIrada Ashumova Greece 2004 Athens Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Women's 25 m pistol
33 Bronze Meftakhetdinova, ZemfiraZemfira Meftakhetdinova Greece 2004 Athens Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Women's skeet
11 Gold Mammadli, ElnurElnur Mammadli People's Republic of China 2008 Beijing Judo pictogram.svg Judo Men's 73 kg
22 Silver Bayramov, RovshanRovshan Bayramov People's Republic of China 2008 Beijing Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
22 Silver Rahimov, VitaliyVitaliy Rahimov People's Republic of China 2008 Beijing Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
33 Bronze Stadnik, MariyaMariya Stadnik People's Republic of China 2008 Beijing Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Women's Freestyle 48 kg
33 Bronze Miraliyev, MovludMovlud Miraliyev People's Republic of China 2008 Beijing Judo pictogram.svg Judo Men's 100 kg
33 Bronze Khetag Gazyumov People's Republic of China 2008 Beijing Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's freestyle 96 kg
33 Bronze Shahin Imranov People's Republic of China 2008 Beijing Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's featherweight
33 Bronze Valentin Hristov United Kingdom 2012 London Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's 56 kg
22 Silver Rovshan Bayramov United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
33 Bronze Emin Ahmadov United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
22 Silver Stadnik, MariyaMariya Stadnik United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Women's freestyle 48 kg
33 Bronze Ratkevich, YuliyaYuliya Ratkevich United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Women's freestyle 55 kg
33 Bronze Mammadov, TeymurTeymur Mammadov United Kingdom 2012 London Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's heavyweight
33 Bronze Majidov, MagomedrasulMagomedrasul Majidov United Kingdom 2012 London Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's super heavyweight
11 Gold Toghrul Asgarov United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's freestyle 60 kg
11 Gold Sharif Sharifov United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's freestyle 84 kg
33 Bronze Khetag Gazyumov United Kingdom 2012 London ghWrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's freestyle 96 kg
11 Gold Radik Isayev Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Men's +80 kg
22 Silver Lorenzo Sotomayor Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light welterweight
22 Silver Valentin Demyanenko Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg Canoeing Men's C-1 200 meters
22 Silver Rustam Orujov Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Judo pictogram.svg Judo Men's 73 kg
22 Silver Elmar Gasimov Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Judo pictogram.svg Judo Men's 100 kg
22 Silver Toghrul Asgarov Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's freestyle 65 kg
22 Silver Khetag Gazyumov Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's freestyle 97 kg
22 Silver Mariya Stadnik Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Women's freestyle 48 kg
33 Bronze Kamran Shakhsuvarly Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's middleweight
33 Bronze Inna Osypenko-Radomska Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg Canoeing Women's K-1 200 meters
33 Bronze Milad Beigi Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Men's 80 kg
33 Bronze Patimat Abakarova Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Women's 49 kg
33 Bronze Haji Aliyev Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg
33 Bronze Jabrayil Hasanov Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg
33 Bronze Sharif Sharifov Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's freestyle 86 kg
33 Bronze Rasul Chunayev Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
33 Bronze Sabah Shariati Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
33 Bronze Nataliya Synyshyn Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Women's freestyle 53 kg
22 Silver Rafael Aghayev Japan 2020 Tokyo Karate pictogram.svg Karate Men's 75 kg
22 Silver Haji Aliyev United Kingdom 2012 London Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's freestyle 65 kg
22 Silver Irina Zaretska Japan 2020 Tokyo Karate pictogram.svg Karate Women's +61 kg
33 Bronze Iryna Kindzerska Japan 2020 Tokyo Judo pictogram.svg Judo Women's +78 kg
33 Bronze Loren Alfonso Japan 2020 Tokyo Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light heavyweight
33 Bronze Rafig Huseynov Japan 2020 Tokyo Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg
33 Bronze Mariya Stadnik Japan 2020 Tokyo Wrestling pictogram.svg 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)
Spain 1992 Barcelona As part of the  Unified Team (EUN)
United States 1996 Atlanta 23 0 1 0 1 61
Australia 2000 Sydney 31 2 0 1 3 34
Greece 2004 Athens 36 1 0 4 5 50
People's Republic of China 2008 Beijing 44 1 1 4 6 40
United Kingdom 2012 London 53 2 2 5 9 30
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 56 1 7 10 18 39
Japan 2020 Tokyo 44 0 3 4 7 67
France 2024 Paris Future Event
United States 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)
France 1992 Albertville Did not participate
Norway 1994 Lillehammer
Japan 1998 Nagano 4 0 0 0 0
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 4 0 0 0 0
Italy 2006 Turin 2 0 0 0 0
Canada 2010 Vancouver 2 0 0 0 0
Russia 2014 Sochi 4 0 0 0 0
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 1 0 0 0 0
People's Republic of China 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