Azerbaijan at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Azerbaijan at the Olympics
IOC code	AZE
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic
Website
Medals Ranked 61st	Gold Silver Bronze Total 9 16 31 56
Summer appearances
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

Azerbaijan first joined the Olympic Games as an independent country in 1996. Since then, they have sent athletes to every Olympic Games. Before 1996, Azerbaijani athletes competed with the Soviet Union from 1952 to 1988. After the Soviet Union broke up, Azerbaijan was part of the Unified Team in 1992.

Azerbaijani athletes have won a total of 56 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. They have not won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games. The National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic was started in 1992. The International Olympic Committee officially recognized it in 1993.

In 2016, Azerbaijan achieved something special. They became one of only two countries to win more medals in five Olympic Games in a row. Azerbaijan is especially good at combat sports. Most of their medals (40 out of 56) come from Wrestling, Boxing, Judo, and Taekwondo.

Olympic Medals for Azerbaijan

Medals by Summer Games

Azerbaijan has won many medals at the Summer Olympics. Here's a look at how they did in each 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) 1992 Barcelona as part of the  Unified Team (EUN) 1996 Atlanta 23 0 1 0 1 61 2000 Sydney 31 2 0 1 3 34 2004 Athens 36 1 0 4 5 50 2008 Beijing 44 1 1 4 6 40 2012 London 53 2 2 5 9 32 2016 Rio de Janeiro 56 1 7 10 18 39 2020 Tokyo 44 0 3 4 7 67 2024 Paris 48 2 2 3 7 30 2028 Los Angeles future event Total 9 16 31 56 61

Medals by Winter Games Azerbaijan has not yet won any medals at the Winter Olympics. Here's their participation: Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1920–1948 did not participate 1952–1988 as part of the  Soviet Union (URS) 1992 Albertville did not participate 1994 Lillehammer 1998 Nagano 4 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 4 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 2 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 2 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 4 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 1 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 2 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by Summer Sport

Azerbaijan has been very successful in certain sports, especially combat sports. Here are the medals they have won in different Summer Olympic sports:

     Leading in that sport

Azerbaijani Olympic Medalists

Many talented athletes from Azerbaijan have won medals at the Olympic Games. Here is a list of some of these amazing medalists:

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Abdullayev, NamigNamig Abdullayev	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight
1 Gold	Meftahatdinova, ZemfiraZemfira Meftahatdinova	2000 Sydney	Shooting	Women's skeet
1 Gold	Abdullayev, NamigNamig Abdullayev	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight
3 Bronze	Alakbarov, VugarVugar Alakbarov	2000 Sydney	Boxing	Men's middleweight
1 Gold	Mansurov, FaridFarid Mansurov	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
3 Bronze	Aslanov, FuadFuad Aslanov	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's flyweight
3 Bronze	Mammadov, AghasiAghasi Mammadov	2004 Athens	Boxing	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Ashumova, IradaIrada Ashumova	2004 Athens	Shooting	Women's 25 m pistol
3 Bronze	Meftahatdinova, ZemfiraZemfira Meftahatdinova	2004 Athens	Shooting	Women's skeet
1 Gold	Mammadli, ElnurElnur Mammadli	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's 73 kg
2 Silver	Bayramov, RovshanRovshan Bayramov	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
3 Bronze	Shahin Imranov	2008 Beijing	Boxing	Men's featherweight
3 Bronze	Miraliyev, MovludMovlud Miraliyev	2008 Beijing	Judo	Men's 100 kg
3 Bronze	Stadnik, MariyaMariya Stadnik	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 48 kg
3 Bronze	Khetag Gazyumov	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 96 kg
1 Gold	Toghrul Asgarov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 60 kg
1 Gold	Sharif Sharifov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 84 kg
2 Silver	Rovshan Bayramov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
2 Silver	Stadnik, MariyaMariya Stadnik	2012 London	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 48 kg
3 Bronze	Mammadov, TeymurTeymur Mammadov	2012 London	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
3 Bronze	Majidov, MagomedrasulMagomedrasul Majidov	2012 London	Boxing	Men's super heavyweight
3 Bronze	Khetag Gazyumov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 96 kg
3 Bronze	Emin Ahmadov	2012 London	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
3 Bronze	Ratkevich, YuliyaYuliya Ratkevich	2012 London	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 55 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 metres
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 metres
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	2020 Tokyo	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
1 Gold	Heydarov, HidayetHidayet Heydarov	2024 Paris	Judo	Men's 73 kg
1 Gold	Kotsoiev, ZelymZelym Kotsoiev	2024 Paris	Judo	Men's 100 kg
2 Silver	Magomedov, GashimGashim Magomedov	Taekwondo	Men's 58 kg	7 August
2 Silver	Loren Alfonso	Boxing	Men's heavyweight	9 August
3 Bronze	Jafarov, HasratHasrat Jafarov	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg	8 August
3 Bronze	Meshvildishvili, GiorgiGiorgi Meshvildishvili	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 125 kg	10 August
3 Bronze	Magomedov, MagomedkhanMagomedkhan Magomedov	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 97 kg	11 August

Participants by Sport

Summer Games Participants

Many Azerbaijani athletes have taken part in the Summer Olympic Games across various sports. Here's a breakdown of how many athletes participated in each sport over the years:

Winter Games Participants

Azerbaijan has also sent athletes to the Winter Olympic Games, mainly in figure skating and alpine skiing.

Flagbearers

The flagbearer is an athlete who carries their country's flag during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. It's a great honor! Here are the flagbearers for Azerbaijan:

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

Images for kids

• 

  Wrestling

• 

  Shooting

• 

  Boxing

• 

  Judo

• 

  Taekwondo

• 

  Canoeing

• 

  Karate

See also

• National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan
• Olympic competitors for Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijan at the Paralympics
• List of Azerbaijani Olympic medalists
• List of flag bearers for Azerbaijan at the Olympics