Azerbaijan is competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It is the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.
| Azerbaijan at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AZE |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 48 in 14 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mahammad Abdullayev & Gultaj Mammadaliyeva |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) | |
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Basketball | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Boxing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Judo | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Total | 28 | 20 | 48 |
Archery
editFor the first time since 2016, one Azerbaijani archer qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics women's individual recurve competitions by virtue of her result at the 2024 Final Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Yaylagul Ramazanova | Women's individual | 647 | 39 |  An (CHN)
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Athletics
editAzerbaijani track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]
- 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
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Hanna Skydan | Women's hammer throw | ||||
Badminton
editAzerbaijan entered two badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Ade Resky Dwicahyo | Men's singles |  Filimon (AUT) |
 Antonsen (DEN) |
Bye | |||||
| Keisha Fatimah Az Zahra | Women's singles | He BJ (CHN) L 0–2 |
 Gilmour (GBR) |
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Basketball
edit3×3 basketball
editSummary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Azerbaijan women's | Women's tournament |  Spain |
 United States |
 France |
 Germany |
 Australia |
 China |
 Canada |
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Women's tournament
editThe Azerbaijan women's 3x3 team by winning the FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 in Hong Kong. Making the nation's debut at 3x3 basketball. [2]
- Team roster
The roster was revealed on 3 July 2024.[3]
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | France (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-ins |
| 4 | Germany
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Canada
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Spain
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Azerbaijan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Australia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Boxing
editAzerbaijan entered five boxers into the Olympic tournament. Murad Allahverdiyev and Mahammad Abdullayev scored an outright quarterfinal and semifinal victory to secure their spot in middleweight and super heavyweight division at the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland.[4] Meanwhile, Nijat Huseynov, qualified for the games, following the triumph of his victory in quota bouts round, in the flyweight division at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy,[5]Malik Hasanov (men's lightweight) and Loren Alfonso (men's heavyweight) qualified for the games, following the triumph of their victories in quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Nijat Huseynov | Men's flyweight | Bye |  Alcántara (DOM)
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| Malik Hasanov | Men's lightweight | Bye |  Guruli (GEO)
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| Murad Allahverdiyev | Men's middleweight | Bye |  Abdelgawwad (EGY)
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| Loren Alfonso | Men's heavyweight | Bye |  La Cruz (CUB)
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| Mahammad Abdullayev | Men's super heavyweight | Bye |  Tiafack (GER)
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Fencing
editAzerbaijan entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Anna Bashta qualified for the games after receiving the re-allocation of unused quota places.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Anna Bashta | Women's sabre | Bye | Yang (CHN)
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Gymnastics
editRhythmic
editAzerbaijan entered a full-squad rhythmic gymnast into Paris 2024. One gymnats qualified for the games through the individual all-around tournament, by virtue of top fifteen eligible nation's results at the 2023 World Championships in Valencia, Spain;[6] meanwhile five other gymnast qualified for the group all-around through the 2024 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Zohra Aghamirova | Individual | ||||||||||||
| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 apps | 3+2 apps | Total | Rank | 5 apps. | 3+2 apps | Total | Rank | ||
| Gullu Aghalarzade Laman Alimuradova Zeynab Hummatova Yelyzaveta Luzan Darya Sorokina |
Group | ||||||||
Trampoline
editAzerbaijan entered one gymnast into the women's trampoline events through the final ranking of 2023–2024 Trampoline World Cup series.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Seljan Mahsudova | Women's | ||||
Judo
editAzerbaijan has qualified nine judokas via the IJF World Ranking List and continental quotas in Europe.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Balabay Aghayev | Men's −60 kg | Bye |  Kim Won-jin (KOR)L 0–10 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Yashar Najafov | Men's −66 kg | Bye |  Bunčić (SRB)
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| Hidayat Heydarov | Men's −73 kg | Bye | |||||||
| Zelim Tckaev | Men's −81 kg | Bye | |||||||
| Eljan Hajiyev | Men's −90 kg | Bye |  Žgank (TUR)
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| Zelym Kotsoiev | Men's −100 kg | Bye | |||||||
| Ushangi Kokauri | Men's +100 kg | Bye |  Silva (BRA)
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- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Leyla Aliyeva | Women's −48 kg |  Kurbonova (UZB)L 0–1 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Gultaj Mammadaliyeva | Women's −52 kg |  Delgado (USA)
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Rowing
editFor the first time since 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro, Azerbaijani rower qualified one boats for the women's single sculls event, through the 2024 European Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Diana Dymchenko | Women's single sculls | 7:52.53 | 3 QF | Bye | |||||||
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Shooting
editAzerbaijani shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Ruslan Lunev | Men's 10 m air pistol | 571 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | |||||
Swimming
editAzerbaijan sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ramil Valizada | Men's 200 m butterfly | ||||||
| Mariam Sheikhalizadeh | Women's 100 m butterfly | ||||||
Taekwondo
editAzerbaijan qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Gashim Magomedov qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of finishing first within the Grand Slam Series Rankings in his division.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Gashim Magomedov | Men's −58 kg | |||||||
Triathlon
editAzerbaijan entered one male triathlete in the triathlon events for Paris, following the release of final individual olympics qualification ranking.
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | |||
| Rostyslav Pevtsov | Men's | |||||||
Wrestling
editAzerbaijan qualified twelve wrestlers for the following classes into the Olympic competition. Three of them qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia;[9][10] five of them qualified through the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan; and four of them qualified through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Aliabbas Rzazade | Men's 57 kg | ||||||
| Haji Aliyev | Men's 65 kg | ||||||
| Turan Bayramov | Men's 74 kg | ||||||
| Osman Nurmagomedov | Men's 86 kg | ||||||
| Magomedkhan Magomedov | Men's 97 kg | ||||||
| Giorgi Meshvildishvili | Men's 125 kg | ||||||
| Mariya Stadnik | Women's 50 kg | ||||||
- Men's Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Murad Mammadov | Men's 60 kg | ||||||
| Hasrat Jafarov | Men's 67 kg | ||||||
| Sanan Suleymanov | Men's 77 kg | ||||||
| Rafig Huseynov | Men's 87 kg | ||||||
| Sabah Shariati | Men's 130 kg | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Latvia and Azerbaijan win FIBA 3x3 Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1, qualify to Paris Olympics". fiba.basketball. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Azerbaijan basketball 3x3 Women's National Team for Paris 2024 Olympics Announced". fiba.basketball. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "European Games 2023: Ireland's Kellie Harrington and France's Sofiane Oumiha among stars to secure European boxing quotas for Paris 2024". Olympics. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Boxing 1st World Qualification Tournament - Busto Arsizio: Which boxers have obtained quotas for Paris 2024?". Olympics. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Varfolomeev dominates individual apparatus titles as Paris 2024 quotas confirmed". Inside the Games. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Five more athletes qualified for Paris 2024 Taekwondo tournament". Inside the Games. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Freestyle Wrestling: 2024 Paris Olympic Games Qualified Nations". United World Wrestling. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "1st Phase - 2023 Senior World Championships - Belgrade (SRB)" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 11 October 2023.