# Azerbaijan at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Azerbaijan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece from 13 to 29 August 2004. 36 competitors, 30 men and 6 women, took part in 36 events in 10 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Farid Mansurov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg | August 25 |
| Bronze | Irada Ashumova | Shooting | Women's 25 m pistol | August 18 |
| Bronze | Zemfira Meftahatdinova | Shooting | Women's skeet | August 19 |
| Bronze | Fuad Aslanov | Boxing | Flyweight | August 29 |
| Bronze | Aghasi Mammadov | Boxing | Bantamweight | August 29 |

## Athletics

Azerbaijani athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Teymur Gasimov | 100 m | 11.17 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dadash Ibrahimov | 200 m | 21.60 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alibay Shukurov | 800 m | 1:51.11 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Sergey Bochkov | Triple jump | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Marina Lapina | Hammer throw | 55.34 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Azerbaijan sent 9 boxers to the Olympics. They won 2 bronze medals, with 3 other boxers falling in the quarterfinals. The combined record of the Azeri boxers was 15-9, with each boxer winning at least one match. Azerbaijan was in a four-way tie for 12th place in the boxing medals scoreboard.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jeyhun Abiyev | Flyweight | Bedák (HUN) W 23–8 | Yalçınkaya (TUR) L 20–23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fuad Aslanov | Flyweight | Rakotoarimbelo (MAD) W WO | Izoria (GEO) W 27–21 | Rzany (POL) W 24–23 | Thomas (FRA) L 18–23 | Did not advance | |
| Aghasi Mammadov | Bantamweight | Brunker (AUS) W RSC | Dalakliev (BUL) W 35–16 | Tretyak (UKR) W 32–12 | Petchkoom (THA) L 19–27 | Did not advance | |
| Shahin Imranov | Featherweight | Galada (RSA) W RSC | Tichtchenko (RUS) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rovshan Huseynov | Lightweight | Mahlangu (RSA) W 22–14 | Escobedo (USA) W 36–18 | Kindelán (CUB) L 11–23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ruslan Khairov | Welterweight | Trupish (CAN) W RSC | Silamu (CHN) W 26–16 | Aragón (CUB) L 14–16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javid Taghiyev | Middleweight | Gazis (GRE) W 32–31 | Suriya (THA) L 19–19$^+$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ali Ismayilov | Light heavyweight | Silva (BRA) W 27–22 | Pavlidis (GRE) L 16–31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vugar Alakbarov | Heavyweight | — | Kladouchas (GRE) W 18–14 | Al Shami (SYR) L DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Yelena Jemayeva | Individual sabre | Pattaro (BRA) W 15–8 | Marzocca (ITA) W 15–6 | Zagunis (USA) L 11–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |

## Gymnastics
### Rhythmic

Dinara Gimatova, who qualified for the 2004 Olympics, could not compete due to a practice injury. She was replaced by Anna Gurbanova.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Rope | Hoop | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
| Anna Gurbanova | Individual | 22.775 | 23.525 | 22.800 | 23.200 | 92.300 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Elchin Ismayilov | −66 kg | Ungvári (HUN) L 0012–1010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mehman Azizov | −81 kg | Elmont (NED) W 1010–0001 | Shundzikau (BLR) W 0010–0001 | Krawczyk (POL) L 0000–1001 | Did not advance | Bye | Hawn (USA) W 1000–0000 | Wanner (GER) W 1000–0000 | Nossov (RUS) L 0020–0100 | 5 |
| Movlud Miraliyev | −100 kg | van der Geest (NED) L 0001–1011 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | El Gharbawy (EGY) W 1010–0000 | Inoue (JPN) W 1011–0000 | Zhitkeyev (KAZ) W 0021–0001 | Jurack (GER) L 0001–1030 | 5 |

## Shooting
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Irada Ashumova | 10 m air pistol | 386 | 2 Q | 481.4 | 8 |
| Irada Ashumova | 25 m pistol | 588 | 1 Q | 687.3 | |
| Zemfira Meftahatdinova | Skeet | 71 | 2 Q | 93 | |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Sergey Dyachkov | 50 m freestyle | 54.22 | 67 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Nataliya Filina | 100 m breaststroke | 1:20.21 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

| 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 |
| Niyamaddin Pashayev | Men's −68 kg | Song M-S (KOR) L 13–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rashad Ahmadov | Men's −80 kg | Osuji (TRI) W 10–3 | Negrel (FRA) W 24–17 | Tanrıkulu (TUR) L 6–6 SUP | Bye | Estrada (MEX) W 9–9 SUP | Karami (IRI) L 8–9 | 4 |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Asif Malikov | Men's −62 kg | 115 | =14 | 150 | =11 | 265 | 12 |
| Turan Mirzayev | Men's −69 kg | 147.5 | =4 | 185 | 4 | 332.5 | 4 |
| Nizami Pashayev | Men's −94 kg | 180 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
| Alibay Samadov | Men's −94 kg | 165 | =16 | 195 | 15 | 360 | 15 |
| Alan Naniyev | Men's −105 kg | 190 | 4 | 220 | 4 | 410 | 6 |

## Wrestling
### Key

* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Namig Abdullayev | −55 kg | Tanabe (JPN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Dutt (IND) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
| Elman Asgarov | −66 kg | Bodişteanu (MDA) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Kelly (USA) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Elnur Aslanov | −74 kg | Abdusalomov (TJK) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Igali (CAN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 15 |
| Rustam Aghayev | −96 kg | Bairamukov (KAZ) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Jacobs (NAM) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | 1 Q | Heidari (IRI) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Wang Yy (CHN) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | 5 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Vitaliy Rahimov | −60 kg | Zawadzki (POL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Jung J-H (KOR) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | — | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
| Farid Mansurov | −66 kg | Maren (CUB) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Wolny (POL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | — | 1 Q | Zeidvand (IRI) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Samuelsson (SWE) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Eroğlu (TUR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
| Vüqar Aslanov | −74 kg | Kolitsopoulos (GRE) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Dokturishvili (UZB) L 0–5 $^{VB}$ | Berzicza (HUN) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |