Azerbaijan at the Olympics

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
  • 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 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.

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 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

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