Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

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, China

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Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Aquatics, Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	1	1	2
Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	2	0	2
Boxing Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...	2	0	2
Equestrian Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Sheung Yue River in Hong Kong. It was the second time the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games...	1	0	1
Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics At the 2008 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines were contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium on August 9–19. The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the Beijing...	0	8	8
Judo Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....	5	1	6
Shooting Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...	0	1	1
Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...	1	0	1
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.-Events:15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:...	5	0	5
Wrestling Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 12–21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories...	13	3	16
Total	30	14	44

Medallists

Name	Sport	Event
Elnur Mammadli Elnur Mammadli Elnur Chingiz oglu Mammadli is an Azerbaijani judoka.He won the gold medal during the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the -73 kg division. In the final he beat the favorite Wang Ki-Chun from Korea in 13 seconds by ippon.-Achievements:-References:...	Judo Judo is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...	Men's -73 kg
Rovshan Bayramov Rovshan Bayramov Rovshan Bayramov is an Azerbaijani athlete.In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Bayramov successfully reached the final having beaten Mostafa Mohamed , Yagnier Hernandez , Roman Amoyan but lost to Nazyr Mankiev from Russia. Coach: Hijran Sharifov.-References:*...	Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...	Men's Greco-Roman -55kg
Vitaliy Rahimov Vitaliy Rahimov Vitaliy Rahimov is an Azerbaijani athlete.Rahimov moved with his family to Azerbaijan in 1990. He has been trained in Greco-Roman wrestling since 1994. He made the Azerbaijani Olympic teams in 2004 and 2008...	Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...	Men's Greco-Roman -60 kg
Movlud Miraliyev Movlud Miraliyev Movlud Miraliyev is an Azerbaijani judoka.The Azerbaijani finished in joint fifth place in the half-heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Michael Jurack of Germany.He won the Bronze Medal match against Przemysław Matyjaszek of Poland at the 2008...	Judo Judo is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...	Men's -100 kg
Mariya Stadnik Mariya Stadnik Mariya Vasilyevna Stadnik is an Azerbaijani wrestler of Ukrainian descent, who competed in the 48 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal.-Personal life:...	Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...	Women's freestyle 48 kg
Khetag Gazyumov Khetag Gazyumov Khetag Gozyumov is an Azerbaijani wrestler of Ossetian origin. He has won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :...	Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...	Men's freestyle 96 kg
Shahin Imranov Shahin Imranov Shahin Imranov is a boxer from Azerbaijan.best known to win two featherweight silver medals at European championships.-Career:...	Boxing Boxing Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...	Featherweight

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Events	Heats		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ruslan Abbasov Ruslan Abbasov Ruslan Abbasov is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Azerbaijan.Abbasov represented Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 5th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time...	100 m sprint Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification:Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A standard in the qualifying period...	10.58	5	Did not advance
Ramil Guliyev Ramil Guliyev Ramil Guliyev is a Azerbaijani-born Turkish sprint athlete. He competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He competed at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, winning a silver medal in the 100 m and a gold medal in the 200 m.He holds the national and...	200 m sprint Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time...	20.78	2	20.66	5	Did not advance

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Samir Mammadov Samir Mammadov Samir Mammadov is a boxer from Azerbaijan, who won the silver medal in the men's flyweight division at the 2006 European Championships in Bulgaria and bronze at the 2007 World Championships.-Career:...	51 kg	W 19-4	L 2-10	Did not advance			9
Shahin Imranov Shahin Imranov Shahin Imranov is a boxer from Azerbaijan.best known to win two featherweight silver medals at European championships.-Career:...	57 kg	W 9-5	W 18-9	W 16-14	L RET	Did not advance

Equestrian

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualifier					Final				Rank
Athlete	Horse	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total	Rank	Round A	Round B	Total	Rank	Rank
Jamal Rahimov	Ionesco De Brekka	Individual	1	Eliminated								14

Rhythmic

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
Athlete	Event	Rope	Hoop	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank	Rope	Hoop	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank
Aliya Garayeva Aliya Garayeva Aliya Garayeva is an Azerbaijani gymnast. She became a two-time Azerbaijan champion in 2006 for her separate performances...	Individual	17.875	16.850	17.625	16.850	69.200	7	17.750	18.075	17.225	16.625	69.675	6
Dinara Gimatova Dinara Gimatova Dinara Gimatova is an Azerbaijani gymnast of Tatar ethnicity, 4 time Azerbaijan champion, participant of World and European championships and many international tournaments...	Individual	16.275	16.775	16.600	16.875	66.525	11	Reserve

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
Athlete	Event	5 Ropes	3 Hoops, 2 Clubs	Total	Rank	5 Ropes	3 Hoops, 2 Clubs	Total	Rank
Anna Bitieva Dina Gorina Vafa Huseynova Anastasiya Prasolova Alina Trepina Valeriya Yegay	Team	15.575	15.875	31.450	8	16.075	15.500	31.575	7

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First Repechage Round	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Ramil Gasimov Ramil Gasimov -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	−66 kg		L 0120/0101	Did not advance
Elnur Mammadli Elnur Mammadli Elnur Chingiz oglu Mammadli is an Azerbaijani judoka.He won the gold medal during the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the -73 kg division. In the final he beat the favorite Wang Ki-Chun from Korea in 13 seconds by ippon.-Achievements:-References:...	−73 kg		W 1000/0000	W 1001/0001	W 0200/0000	W 1000/0000				W 1000/0000
Mehman Azizov Mehman Azizov Mehman Azizov is an Azerbaijani judoka.He finished in joint fifth place in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Dmitri Nossov of Russia.-Achievements:...	−81 kg		L 0020/0011	Did not advance			L 0200/0001	Did not advance
Elkhan Mammadov Elkhan Mammadov Elkhan Mammadov is an Azerbaijani judoka.At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 90 kg competition after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Irakli Tsirekidze.-Achievements:...	−90 kg		W 0011/0000	W 0110/0010	L 1000/0000	Did not advance	L 0011/0010	Did not advance
Movlud Miraliyev Movlud Miraliyev Movlud Miraliyev is an Azerbaijani judoka.The Azerbaijani finished in joint fifth place in the half-heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Michael Jurack of Germany.He won the Bronze Medal match against Przemysław Matyjaszek of Poland at the 2008...	−100 kg		W 1000/0001	W 1010/0000	W 0110/0000	L 0010/0120				Bronze medal final W 0001/0110

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First Repechage Round	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Kifayat Gasimova Kifayat Gasimova Kifayat Gasimova is an Azerbaijani judoka....	−57 kg			L 1001/0100	Did not advance

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Zemfira Meftakhetdinova Zemfira Meftakhetdinova Zemfira Meftakhetdinova is an Azerbaijani sport shooter who has won two Olympic medals in skeet.She was born in Baku and is a police officer and sports teacher, and she speaks three languages. She has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since November 2002.-Olympic...	skeet	63	15	Did not advance

Swimming

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Tural Abbasov	Men's 50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	26.31	78	Did not advance
Oksana Hatamkhanova Oksana Hatamkhanova Oksana Hatamkhanova is an Olympic swimmer from Azerbaijan. She swam for Azerbaijan at in the 2008 Olympics.In Beijing, she finished 46th in the 100m breaststroke, failing to advance on to the semifinals....	Women's 100 m breaststroke	1:20.22	46	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Rashad Ahmadov	-80 kg	W 5-0	W 0-0	L 4-1			Bronze medal final L 3-2

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Sardar Hasanov Sardar Hasanov Sardar Hasanov is an Azerbaijani weightlifter. His personal best is 280 kg.At the 2007 World Championships he ranked 14th in the 62 kg category, with a total of 280 kg....	-62 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 62 kg The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	128	10	0	–	DNF	–
Afgan Bayramov	-69 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place between August 11 and 12 and was divided in three parts due to the large amount of competitors...	145	9	175	6	320	7
Turan Mirzayev	-69 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place between August 11 and 12 and was divided in three parts due to the large amount of competitors...	146	7	181	3	327	5
Intigam Zahirov	-85 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 85 kg The men's 85 kg weightlifting event was the fifth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters...	166	8	202	10	367	9
Nizami Pashayev Nizami Pashayev Nizami Pashayev is an Azerbaijani athlete in weightlifting. He won two World Weightlifting Championships titles and one European Weightlifting Championships title, when he hauled 402 kilograms in total to take the overall gold in the men's 94 kg category.Pashayev totalled 402 kg on...	-94 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 94 kg The men's 94 kg weightlifting event was the sixth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 17, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters...	181	2	215	4	396	5

Wrestling

Men's Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 Final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Namig Sevdimov Namig Sevdimov Namig Sevdimov is a male freestyle wrestler from Azerbaijan.He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was ranked 4th-5th after losing the bronze medal fight against Radoslav Velikov....	−55 kg		W 3-1	W 3-1	L 3-1			Bronze medal final L 3-1
Zelimkhan Huseynov Zelimkhan Huseynov Zelimkhan Huseynov is a male freestyle wrestler from Azerbaijan. He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/16 final he was beaten by Mavlet Batirov from Russia. After winning two fights in repechage round he lost the bronze medal fight with Iranian Morad...	−60 kg	L 3-0	Did not advance			W 3-1	W 3-1	Bronze medal final L 3-1
Emin Azizov Emin Azizov Emin Azizov is a male freestyle wrestler from Azerbaijan. He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/16 of final he beat Swiss Grégory Sarrasin, but lost in the next round with Leonid Spiridonov and was eliminated from competition.He won a bronze medal at 2008...	−66 kg	W 3-0	L 3-0	Did not advance
Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev is a male freestyle wrestler from Azerbaijan. He participated in Men's freestyle 74 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated from the competition losing with Murad Gaidarov in the 1/8 of final.He won a bronze medal on 2007 FILA Wrestling World...	−74 kg		L 3-2	Did not advance
Novruz Temrezov Novruz Temrezov -External links:*...	−84 kg	W 3-1	W F	L 3-1	Did not advance
Khetag Gazyumov Khetag Gazyumov Khetag Gozyumov is an Azerbaijani wrestler of Ossetian origin. He has won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :...	−96 kg	W 3-0	W 3-0	W 3-0	L 3-1			Bronze medal final W 3-0
Ali Isayev Ali Isayev Ali Isayev is an Azerbaijani wrestler.-External links:*...	−120 kg		L 3-1	Did not advance			L 5-0	Did not advance

Women's Freestyle

Yuliya Ratkevich

Yuliya Ratkevich

Yuliya Ratkevich is a female wrestler from Azerbaijan. She is of Belarussian origin and originally wrestled for Belarus.-External links:*...

who qualified for the 2008 Olympics was replaced by Yelena Komarova due to an injury.http://www.azerisport.com/articles.php?item_id=20080615061744466&sec_id=4

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 Final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Mariya Stadnik Mariya Stadnik Mariya Vasilyevna Stadnik is an Azerbaijani wrestler of Ukrainian descent, who competed in the 48 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal.-Personal life:...	−48 kg		L 3-1	Did not advance			W 3-1	Bronze medal final W 3-1
Yelena Komarova	−55 kg		L 3-0	Did not advance
Olesia Zamula	−63 kg		L 5-0	Did not advance			L 5-0	Did not advance

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 Final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Rovshan Bayramov Rovshan Bayramov Rovshan Bayramov is an Azerbaijani athlete.In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Bayramov successfully reached the final having beaten Mostafa Mohamed , Yagnier Hernandez , Roman Amoyan but lost to Nazyr Mankiev from Russia. Coach: Hijran Sharifov.-References:*...	−55 kg		W 3-0	W 3-1	W 3-1			L 3-1
Vitaliy Rahimov Vitaliy Rahimov Vitaliy Rahimov is an Azerbaijani athlete.Rahimov moved with his family to Azerbaijan in 1990. He has been trained in Greco-Roman wrestling since 1994. He made the Azerbaijani Olympic teams in 2004 and 2008...	−60 kg	W 3-1	W 3-1	W 3-1	W 3-0			L 3-0
Farid Mansurov Farid Mansurov Farid Mansurov is a former Azerbaijani wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal....	−66 kg		L 3-0	Did not advance
Ilgar Abdulov	−74 kg	W 3-1	L F	Did not advance
Shalva Gadabadze	−84 kg		W 3-0	L 3-1	Did not advance	L 3-1	Did not advance
Anton Botev	−120 kg	W 3-1	L 3-0	Did not advance

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