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 42 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.
| Azerbaijan at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AZE |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 61st |
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| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) | |
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.[1] Azerbaijan is particularly strong in combative sports, with 40 of their 45 medals being awarded in Wrestling, Boxing, Judo and Taekwondo.
Medals
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Medals by Summer Sport
edit| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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
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Disqualified Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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| 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
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edit| Sport | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | Total | |
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| Athletics | Field events | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Track events | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 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 |
| Individual rhythmic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Team rhythmic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 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 |
| Skeet | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Swimming | Breaststroke | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Butterfly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Freestyle | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | |
| Wrestling | Græco-Roman | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 53 |
| Freestyle | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | ||
| Total | 23 | 31 | 36 | 44 | 53 | 187 | |
Winter Games
edit| Sport | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | Total | |
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| Alpine skiing | Slalom | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Figure skating | Singles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Pairs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
Flagbearers
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Great Britain on brink of historic record at Rio 2016 as lottery funding pays dividends in Olympic medals". 2016-08-20. Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
External links
edit- "Azerbaijan". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Azerbaijan". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/AZE". olympanalyt.com.
- "Azerbaijani Wrestler Namig Abdullayev Wins Olympic Gold," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 8:4 (Winter 2000), p. 76.
- "Zemfira Meftahatdinova: 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.