# Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Azerbaijan competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Ramil Gasimov | Judo | Men's 73 kg | 9 September |
| Silver | Bayram Mustafayev | Judo | Men's 66 kg | 8 September |
| Silver | Elena Chebanu | Athletics | Women's 100 metres | 9 September |
| Silver | Kamil Aliyev | Athletics | Men's Long jump - T12 | 10 September |
| Silver | Elena Chebanu | Athletics | Women's Long Jump - T12 | 13 September |
| Silver | Dzmitry Salei | Swimming | Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB12 | 13 September |
| Silver | Raman Salei | Swimming | Men's 100m Backstroke - S12 | 15 September |
| Silver | Dzmitry Salei | Swimming | Men's 50m Freestyle - S12 | 17 September |
| Silver | Irada Aliyeva | Athletics | Women's Javelin Throw - F12/13 | 17 September |
| Bronze | Elena Chebanu | Athletics | Women's 200 metres - T12 | 12 September |
| Bronze | Rovshan Safarov | Judo | Men's 81 kg | 9 September |

## Delegation

The country sent a team of 25 athletes, 20 men and 5 women, along with 2 officials to the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Judo | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Powerlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 20 | 5 | 25 |

## Archery
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank |
| Zinyat Valiyeva | Individual recurve open | 472 | 31 | Nemati (IRI) L 0-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |

## Athletics (track and field)
### Men's Track

| Athlete | Guide | Events | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Guide | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Elchin Muradov | Hakim Ibrahimov | 100m - T11 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| Elmir Jabrayilov | - | 100m - T12 | 11.27 | 2 Q | — | 11.5 | 4 |
| Elmir Jabrayilov | - | 200m - T12 | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |
| Elmir Jabrayilov | Hakim Ibrahimov | 400m - T12 | 49.74 | 3 Q | 50.17 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oleg Panyutin Kamil Aliyev Elmir Jabrayilov Elchin Muradov | Hakim Ibrahimov | 4 × 100 m Relay T11-13 | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |

### Men's Field

| Athlete | Event | Mark(metr) | Rank |
| Samir Nabiyev | Shot Put - F56/57 | 13.67 | 7 |
| Rufat Rafiyev | Shot Put - F36 | 13.72 | 4 |
| Elchin Muradov | Long Jump - T11 | 6.09 | 5 |
| Kamil Aliyev | Long Jump - T12 | 7.05 | |
| Oleg Panyutin | Long Jump - T12 | 6.88 | 7 |
| Huseyn Hasanov | Long Jump - T45/46/47 | Did not start | Did not start |
| Olokhan Musayev | Discus Throw - F54/55/56 | 40.93 | 4 |

### Javelin Throw

| Athlete | Event | Mark(metr) | Rank |
| Irada Aliyeva | Javelin Throw - F12/13 | 42.58 | |

### Track events

| Athlete | Guide | Events | Heat | Heat | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Guide | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Elena Chebanu | Hakim Ibrahimov | 100m - T12 | 12.24 | 1 Q | 11.81 | 1 Q | 11.71 | |
| Elena Chebanu | Hakim Ibrahimov | 200m - T12 | 24.16 | 1 Q | — | — | 23.80 | |
| Elena Chebanu | Hakim Ibrahimov | 400m - T12 | 56.53 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elena Chebanu | - | Long Jump - T12 | — | — | — | — | 5.56 | |

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* DSQ = Disqualified
* DNS = Did not start
* DNF = Did not finish
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
* WR = World record
* PR = Paralympic record
* RR = Regional record
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

## Judo

With one pathway for qualification being having a top finish at the 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships, Azerbaijan earned a qualifying spot in Rio base on the performance of Bayram Mustafayev in the men's -66 kg event. The B3 Judoka finished first in his class. Ramil Gasimov gave his country a second spot after the B2 judoka won the men's -73kg class.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ramin Ibrahimov | −60 kg | Gauto (ARG) W 112-000 | Sariyev (KAZ) W 100–002 | Namozov (UZB) L 000–100 | Bye | Bye | Bolormaa (MGL) L 000–100 | 5 |
| Bayram Mustafayev | −66 kg | Bye | Oliveira Boto (BRA) W 010–000 | Fujimoto (JPN) W 100–000 | Bye | Bye | Nigmatov (UZB) L 000–110 | |
| Ramil Gasimov | −73 kg | Bye | Rodriguez (CUB) W 000–000 S | Kornhass (GER) W 100–000 | Bye | Bye | Solovey (UKR) W 110–000 | |
| Rovshan Safarov | −81 kg | Kazlou (BLR) W 110–000 | Kosinov (UKR) L 000–110 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Effron (ARG) W 100–000 | Drane (GBR) W 102–000 | |
| Kanan Abdullakhanli | −100 kg | Pominov (UKR) W 101–000 | Choi (KOR) L 000–101 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Alizadeh (IRI) W 000–000 S | Sharipov (UZB) L 000–001 | 5 |
| Ilham Zakiyev | +100 kg | Bye | Tuledibaev (UZB) L 000–100 | Did not advance | Goodrich (USA) W 102–000 | Hodgson (GBR) W 001–000 | Jimenez (CUB) L 000–001 | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sabina Abdullayeva | −57 kg | Hirose (JPN) L 000–100 | Did not advance | Wang (CHN) L 000–100 | Did not advance | 7 |

## Powerlifting

| Athlete | Event | Total lifted | Rank |
| Ahmad Razm Azar | Men's –65 kg | No marks recorded | No marks recorded |
| Elshan Huseynov | Men's –107 kg | No marks recorded | No marks recorded |

## Shooting

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Yelena Taranova | Women's P2-10m Air Pistol - SH1 | 370-4x | 5 Q | 148.8 | 4 |
| Yelena Taranova | Mixed P3-25m Pistol - SH1 | 560-11x | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yelena Taranova | Mixed P3-25m Pistol - SH1 | 503-2x | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athletes | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Dzmitry Salei | 50 m freestyle S12 | 24.40 | 1 Q | 24.29 | |
| Raman Salei | 50 m freestyle S12 | 24.43 | 2 Q | 24.45 | 4 |
| Dzmitry Salei | 100 m freestyle S13 | 53.82 | 3 Q | 54.73 | 8 |
| Raman Salei | 100 m freestyle S13 | 54.32 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Raman Salei | 400 m freestyle S13 | 4:13.83 | 3 Q | 4:19.34 | 7 |
| Dzmitry Salei | 100 m butterfly S13 | 58.83 | 2 Q | 58.16 | 5 |
| Raman Salei | 100 m butterfly S13 | 58.40 | 2 Q | 58.11 | 4 |
| Dzmitry Salei | 100 m breaststroke SB12 | 1:08.68 | 1 Q | 1:08.80 | |
| Dzmitry Salei | 100 m backstroke S12 | 1:02.63 | 3 Q | 1:02.70 | 6 |
| Raman Salei | 100 m backstroke S12 | 1:01.58 | 1 Q | 1:00.91 | |
| Dzmitry Salei | 200 m individual medley SM13 | 2:16.31 | 1 Q | 2:13.83 | 4 |
| Raman Salei | 200 m individual medley SM13 | 2:19.37 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |