# Azerbaijan at the Olympics

Azerbaijan first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1996, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then. Previously, Azerbaijani athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988, and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan was part of the Unified Team in 1992. Azerbaijani athletes have won a total of 56 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 created in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.
In 2016, Azerbaijan became one of only two nations (the other being Great Britain, also between 2000 and 2016) ever to increase the number of medals achieved in five consecutive Games. Azerbaijan is particularly strong in combative sports, with 40 of their 45 medals being awarded in Wrestling, Boxing, Judo and Taekwondo.

## Medals
### Medals by Summer Sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Wrestling | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 |
| Judo | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Boxing | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Karate | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 9 | 16 | 31 | 56 |

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Namig Abdullayev | 1996 Atlanta | Wrestling | Men's freestyle flyweight |
| Gold | Zemfira Meftahatdinova | 2000 Sydney | Shooting | Women's skeet |
| Gold | Namig Abdullayev | 2000 Sydney | Wrestling | Men's freestyle flyweight |
| Bronze | Vugar Alakbarov | 2000 Sydney | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
| Gold | Farid Mansurov | 2004 Athens | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight |
| Bronze | Fuad Aslanov | 2004 Athens | Boxing | Men's flyweight |
| Bronze | Aghasi Mammadov | 2004 Athens | Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
| Bronze | Irada Ashumova | 2004 Athens | Shooting | Women's 25 m pistol |
| Bronze | Zemfira Meftahatdinova | 2004 Athens | Shooting | Women's skeet |
| Gold | Elnur Mammadli | 2008 Beijing | Judo | Men's 73 kg |
| Silver | Rovshan Bayramov | 2008 Beijing | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg |
| Bronze | Shahin Imranov | 2008 Beijing | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
| Bronze | Movlud Miraliyev | 2008 Beijing | Judo | Men's 100 kg |
| Bronze | Mariya Stadnik | 2008 Beijing | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 48 kg |
| Bronze | Khetag Gazyumov | 2008 Beijing | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 96 kg |
| Gold | Toghrul Asgarov | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 60 kg |
| Gold | Sharif Sharifov | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 84 kg |
| Silver | Rovshan Bayramov | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg |
| Silver | Mariya Stadnik | 2012 London | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 48 kg |
| Bronze | Teymur Mammadov | 2012 London | Boxing | Men's heavyweight |
| Bronze | Magomedrasul Majidov | 2012 London | Boxing | Men's super heavyweight |
| Bronze | Khetag Gazyumov | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 96 kg |
| Bronze | Emin Ahmadov | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| Bronze | Yuliya Ratkevich | 2012 London | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 55 kg |
| Gold | Radik Isayev | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg |
| Silver | Lorenzo Sotomayor | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Boxing | Men's light welterweight |
| Silver | Valentin Demyanenko | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Canoeing | Men's C-1 200 metres |
| Silver | Rustam Orujov | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Judo | Men's 73 kg |
| Silver | Elmar Gasimov | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Judo | Men's 100 kg |
| Silver | Toghrul Asgarov | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 65 kg |
| Silver | Khetag Gazyumov | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 97 kg |
| Silver | Mariya Stadnik | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 48 kg |
| Bronze | Kamran Shakhsuvarly | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
| Bronze | Inna Osypenko-Radomska | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Canoeing | Women's K-1 200 metres |
| Bronze | Milad Beigi | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg |
| Bronze | Patimat Abakarova | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Taekwondo | Women's 49 kg |
| Bronze | Haji Aliyev | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg |
| Bronze | Jabrayil Hasanov | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg |
| Bronze | Sharif Sharifov | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 86 kg |
| Bronze | Rasul Chunayev | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg |
| Bronze | Sabah Shariati | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| Bronze | Nataliya Synyshyn | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 53 kg |
| Silver | Rafael Aghayev | 2020 Tokyo | Karate | Men's 75 kg |
| Silver | Haji Aliyev | 2020 Tokyo | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 65 kg |
| Silver | Irina Zaretska | 2020 Tokyo | Karate | Women's +61 kg |
| Bronze | Iryna Kindzerska | 2020 Tokyo | Judo | Women's +78 kg |
| Bronze | Loren Alfonso | 2020 Tokyo | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight |
| Bronze | Rafig Huseynov | 2020 Tokyo | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| Bronze | Mariya Stadnik | 2020 Tokyo | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 50 kg |
| Gold | Hidayat Heydarov | 2024 Paris | Judo | Men's 73 kg |
| Gold | Zelym Kotsoiev | 2024 Paris | Judo | Men's 100 kg |
| Silver | Gashim Magomedov | 2024 Paris | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg |
| Silver | Loren Alfonso | 2024 Paris | Boxing | Men's heavyweight |
| Bronze | Hasrat Jafarov | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg |
| Bronze | Giorgi Meshvildishvili | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 125 kg |
| Bronze | Magomedkhan Magomedov | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 97 kg |

## Disqualified Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Vitaliy Rahimov | Wrestling | Men's 60 kg | 12 August 2008 |
| Bronze | Valentin Hristov | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | 29 July 2012 |

## Participants by sport
### Summer Games

| Sport | Sport | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | Total |
| Athletics | Field events | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Athletics | Track events | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Boxing | Boxing | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 26 |
| Canoeing | Sprint | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cycling | Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Diving | Platform | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Equestrian | Show jumping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fencing | Individual sabre | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Artistic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Gymnastics | Individual rhythmic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Gymnastics | Team rhythmic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| Judo | Judo | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| Rowing | Single sculls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Shooting | Air & Sporting Pistol | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Shooting | Skeet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Swimming | Breaststroke | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Swimming | Butterfly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Swimming | Freestyle | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Taekwondo | Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Weightlifting | Weightlifting | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| Wrestling | Græco-Roman | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 53 |
| Wrestling | Freestyle | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 53 |
| Total | Total | 23 | 31 | 36 | 44 | 53 | 187 |

### Winter Games

| Sport | Sport | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | Total |
| Alpine skiing | Slalom | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Figure skating | Singles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Figure skating | Pairs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 |

## Flagbearers

Summer Olympics :
| Games | Athlete | Sport |
| 1996 Atlanta | Nazim Hüseynov | Judo |
| 2000 Sydney | Namig Abdullayev | Freestyle wrestling |
| 2004 Athens | Nizami Pashayev | Weightlifting |
| 2008 Beijing | Farid Mansurov | Greco-Roman wrestling |
| 2012 London | Elnur Mammadli | Judo |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Teymur Mammadov | Boxing |
| 2020 Tokyo | Rustam Orujov & Farida Azizova | Judo (Orujov) & Taekwando (Azizova) |
Winter Olympics :
| Games | Athlete | Sport |
| 1998 Nagano | Julia Vorobieva | Figure skating |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Sergey Rylov | Figure skating |
| 2006 Turin | Igor Lukanin | Ice dancing |
| 2010 Vancouver | Fuad Guliyev | |
| 2014 Sochi | Rahman Khalilov | |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Patrick Brachner | Alpine Skiing |