Azerbaijan at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Azerbaijan
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...

competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

in Athens

Athens

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, Greece

Greece

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Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
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....	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 -66 kg Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg The Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 24 to August 25.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...
Fuad Aslanov Fuad Aslanov Fuad Aslanov is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the flyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal...	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...	Flyweight Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Flyweight The Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the second-lightest class. Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 51 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...
Aghasi Mammadov Aghasi Mammadov Aghasi Mammadov is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the bantamweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.- 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...	Bantamweight Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight The Bantamweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the third-lightest class. Bantamweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 54 kilograms.-Participants:...
Irada Ashumova Irada Ashumova Irada Suleyman qizi Ashumova is a female Azerbaijani sport shooter.She was born in Baku.She competed in the 25 m Pistol competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. She won a silver medal in the 2002 World Championships.In the 2004 Olympics she also competed in 10 m Air Pistol...	Shooting Shooting Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...	Women's 25 m pistol
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...	Shooting Shooting Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...	Women's skeet Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Skeet The women's skeet shooting competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 19 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece.- Qualification round :...

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Events	Heats		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Teymur Gasimov	100 m sprint Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres was of one of 23 track events of the athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens. It was contested at the Athens Olympic Stadium, from August 21 to August 22, by a total of 84 sprinters from 63 nations....	11.17	71	Did not advance
Dadash Ibrahimov	200 m sprint Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres -Qualification:The qualification period for Athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 200 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 20.59 seconds or faster during the qualification period...	21.60	7	Did not advance
Alibay Shukurov	800 m sprint Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres -Qualifying:From the initial nine heats the first two in each plus six fastest losers progressed through to the semi-finals.The final was made up of the first two finishers from each of the semi-finals plus two fastest losers.-Heats:...	1:51.1	7	Did not advance
Sergey Bochkov Sergey Bochkov Sergey Bochkov is an Azerbaijani triple jumper.He finished seventh at the 1998 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 1999 World Championships, the 2000 Olympic Games, the 2001 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 16.82...	Triple jump Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Triple Jump The Men's Triple Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium.The triple jump has been ever present since the beginning of the modern Olympic Games in 1896....	DNS		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heats		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marina Lapina	Hammer throw Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Hammer Throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium August 23 and August 25...	55.34	23	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
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Jeyhun Abiyev Jeyhun Abiyev Jeyhun Abiyev born October 24, 1974 in Baku) is a retired male light flyweight boxer from Azerbaijan.Abiyev competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's light flyweight division by Turkey's eventual silver...	Flyweight Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Flyweight The Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the second-lightest class. Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 51 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...	W 23-8	L 23-20	Did not advance
Fuad Aslanov Fuad Aslanov Fuad Aslanov is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the flyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal...	Flyweight Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Flyweight The Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the second-lightest class. Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 51 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...	W WO	W 27-21	W 24-23	L 23-18	Did not advance
Aghasi Mammadov Aghasi Mammadov Aghasi Mammadov is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the bantamweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.- Career :...	Bantamweight Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight The Bantamweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the third-lightest class. Bantamweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 54 kilograms.-Participants:...	W RSCOS	W 35-16	W 32-12	L 27-19	Did not advance
Shahin Imranov Shahin Imranov Shahin Imranov is a boxer from Azerbaijan.best known to win two featherweight silver medals at European championships.-Career:...	Featherweight Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Featherweight The Featherweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-lightest class. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 57 kilograms.-Participants:...	W RSCOS	L RSCI	Did not advance
Rovshan Huseynov Rovshan Huseynov Rovshan Huseynov was an Azerbaijani amateur boxer.In 1994 Huseynov won the gold medal at the World Cup Boxing Championship, held in Bangkok, Thailand, having beaten Vichai Khadpo of Thailand...	Lightweight Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Lightweight The Lightweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-lightest class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 60 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...	W 22-14	W 36-18	L 23-11	Did not advance
Ruslan Khairov Ruslan Khairov Ruslan Khairov is a boxer from Azerbaijan. He is competing in the Welterweight division, and won bronze medals at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships....	Welterweight Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Welterweight The Welterweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-heaviest class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 69 kilograms.-Participants:...	W RSCI	W 26-16	L 16-14	Did not advance
Javid Taghiyev Javid Taghiyev Javid Taghiyev is a boxer from Azerbaijan.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native European country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Middleweight division by Thailand's eventual bronze medalist Suriya Prasathinphimai....	Middleweight Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Middleweight The Middleweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-heaviest class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 75 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results: -References:*...	W 32-31	L 19-19	Did not advance
Ali Ismayilov Ali Ismayilov Ali Ismayilov is a boxer from Azerbaijan and the current WBO Latino Cruiserweight champion.-Amateur:Ismayilov won the bronze medal at light heavyweight at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas...	Lt heavyweight Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Heavyweight The Light Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the third-heaviest class. Light Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 81 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results: -References:*...	W 27-22	L 31-16	Did not advance
Vugar Alakbarov	Heavyweight Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Heavyweight The Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the second-heaviest class. Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 91 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...		W 18-14	L DQ	Did not advance

Fencing

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Yelena Jemayeva	Women's sabre Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's sabre These are the results of the women's sabre competition in fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 24 women competed in this event. Competition took place in the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex on August 17.-Medalists:...	W 15-8	W 15-6	L 15-11	Did not advance

Rhythmic

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...

who qualified for the 2004 Olympics could not compete due to a practice injury. She was replaced by Anna Gurbanova

Anna Gurbanova

Anna Gurbanova is an Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast.She is the champion of Azerbaijan in ball performance, a participant of the Olympic Games held in Athens in 2004, World and European Championships and the world cup final. At the World Championships - 2005 in Baku and the European Championships...

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
Athlete	Event	Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank	Hoop	Ball	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank
Anna Gurbanova Anna Gurbanova Anna Gurbanova is an Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast.She is the champion of Azerbaijan in ball performance, a participant of the Olympic Games held in Athens in 2004, World and European Championships and the world cup final. At the World Championships - 2005 in Baku and the European Championships...	Individual Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's rhythmic individual all-around These are the results of the rhythmic individual all-around competition, one of the two events of the rhythmic gymnastics discipline contested in the gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...	22.775	23.525	22.800	23.200	92.300	14	Did not advance

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
Elchin Ismayilov	−66 kg Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 66 kg These are the results of the Men's 66 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total number of 32 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 66 kilograms...	L	Did not advance
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 Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 81 kg These are the results of the Men's 81 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total number of 32 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 81 kilograms...	W	W	L	Did not advance			W	W	Bronze medal final L
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 Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 kg These are the results of the men's 100 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 33 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 100 kilograms...	L	Did not advance

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Irada Ashumova Irada Ashumova Irada Suleyman qizi Ashumova is a female Azerbaijani sport shooter.She was born in Baku.She competed in the 25 m Pistol competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. She won a silver medal in the 2002 World Championships.In the 2004 Olympics she also competed in 10 m Air Pistol...	25 m pistol	588	1	687.3	3
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 Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Skeet The women's skeet shooting competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 19 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece.- Qualification round :...	71	2	93	3

Swimming

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sergey Dyachkov	Men's 50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle The Men's 100 metre freestyle swimming event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Records:-Race Summary:...	54.22	67	Did not advance
Natalya Filina	Women's 100 m breaststroke Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke The women's 100m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held August 15 & 16, 2004 .-Medalist:-Records:The World and Olympic Records at the start of the event were:-Heats:-Semifinals:...	1:20.21	44	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
Niyamaddin Pashayev	-68 kg Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 68 kg These are the results of the men's 68 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 68 kilograms...	L 15-13	Did not advance
Rashad Ahmadov	-80 kg Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 80 kg These are the results of the men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 80 kilograms...	W 10-3	W 24-17	L 6-6	N/A	W 9-9	Bronze medal final L 9-8

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Asif Malikov	-62 kg Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 62 kg These are the results of the men's 62 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...	115	8	150	7	265	12
Turan Mirzayev	-69 kg Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg These are the results of the men's 69 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...	147.5	4	185	4	332.5	4
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 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 94 kg These are the results of the men's 94 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...	–	–	–	–	DNF	–
Alibay Samadov	-94 kg Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 94 kg These are the results of the men's 94 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...	165	9	195	8	360	15
Alan Naniyev	-105 kg Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 105 kg These are the results of the men's 105 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...	190	4	220	4	410	6

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 Abdullayev Namig Abdullayev Namig Yadulla oglu Abdullayev was an Azerbaijani Olympic Champion wrestler, winning a gold medal in freestyle for Azerbaijan at the 2000 Summer Olympics...	−55 kg Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle 55 kg The Men's Freestyle 55 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 27 to August 28.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...	L 3-1 W 3-1	Did not advance
Elman Asgarov	−66 kg Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle 66 kg The Men's Freestyle 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 27 to August 28.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...	W 3-1 L 3-1	Did not advance
Elnur Aslanov	−74 kg Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle 74 kg The Men's Freestyle 74 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 28 to August 29.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...	W 3-1 L 3-1	Did not advance
Rustam Aghayev	−96 kg Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle 96 kg The Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 28 to August 29.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...	W 3-1 W 4-0	L 5-0	Did not advance

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
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 Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg The Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 25 to August 26.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...	W 3-1 L 3-0	Did not advance
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 Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg The Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 24 to August 25.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...	W 3-0 L 3-1	W 2-1	W 3-1			W 4-3
Vugar Aslanov	−74 kg Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg The Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 25 to August 26.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...	L 3-1 L 3-0 L 4-0	Did not advance

Officials

President: H.E.Mr. Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev is the President of Azerbaijan since 2003. He also functions as the Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party and the head of the National Olympic Committee...
Secretary General: Prof. Aghajan Abiyev

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