Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Azerbaijan at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Azerbaijan at the; 2008 Summer Olympics
	File:Flag of Azerbaijan (1991–2013).svg
IOC code	AZE
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Website	www.noc-aze.org (in Azerbaijani and English)
in Beijing
Competitors	44 in 10 sports
Flag bearers	Farid Mansurov (opening); Shahin Imranov (closing)
Medals; Ranked 40th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 4 Total 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire (1900–1912); File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (1952–1988); File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team (1992)

Azerbaijan sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. In total 44 Azerbaijani athletes went to Beijing, including 14 women.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Elnur Mammadli	Judo	Men's 73 kg	August 11
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Rovshan Bayramov	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg	August 12
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Shahin Imranov	Boxing	Men's 57 kg	August 22
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Movlud Miraliyev	Judo	Men's 100 kg	August 14
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Mariya Stadnik	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 48 kg	August 16
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Khetag Gazyumov	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 96 kg	August 21
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Vitaliy Rahimov	Wrestling	Men's 60 kg	August 12

Medals by sport
Sport	1st place, gold medalist(s)	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Total
Boxing	0	0	1	1
Judo	1	0	1	2
Wrestling	0	1	2	3
Total	1	1	4	6

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	0	2
Boxing	2	0	2
Equestrian	1	0	1
Gymnastics	0	8	8
Judo	5	1	6
Shooting	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Taekwondo	1	0	1
Weightlifting	5	0	5
Wrestling	13	3	16
Total	30	14	44

Athletics

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

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ruslan Abbasov	100 m	10.58	5	did not advance
Ramil Guliyev	200 m	20.78	2 Q	20.66	5	did not advance

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Samir Mammadov	Flyweight	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Nhaila (MAR) W 19–4	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Jongjohor (THA) L 2–10	did not advance
Shahin Imranov	Featherweight	File:Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg Jafarov (KAZ) W 9–5	File:Flag of Georgia.svg Izoria (GEO) W 18–9	File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Torriente (CUB) W 16–14	File:Flag of France.svg Djelkhir (FRA) L WO	Did not advance	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Equestrian

Show jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification								Final					Total
			Round 1		Round 2			Round 3			Round A		Round B			Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Jamal Rahimov	Ionesco De Brekka	Individual	1	=14	Eliminated			did not advance

Gymnastics

Rhythmic

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
Athlete	Event	Rope	Hoop	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank	Rope	Hoop	Clubs	Ribbon	Total	Rank
Aliya Garayeva	Individual	17.875	16.850	17.625	16.850	69.200	7 Q	17.750	18.075	17.225	16.625	69.675	6
Dinara Gimatova	Individual	16.275	16.775	16.600	16.875	66.525	11	did not advance

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 Q	16.075	15.500	31.575	7

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ramil Gasimov	−66 kg	Bye	File:Flag of Russia.svg Gadanov (RUS) L 0101–0120	did not advance
Elnur Mammadli	−73 kg	—	File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg van Tichelt (BEL) W 1000–0000	File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Siamionau (BLR) W 1001–0001	File:Flag of North Korea.svg Kim C-S (PRK) W 0200–0000	File:Flag of Iran.svg Maloumat (IRI) W 1000–0000	Bye			File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Wang K-C (KOR) W 1000–0000	1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mehman Azizov	−81 kg	Bye	File:Flag of Germany.svg Bischof (GER) L 0011–0020	did not advance			File:Flag of the United States.svg Stevens (USA) L 0001–0200	did not advance
Elkhan Mammadov	−90 kg	—	File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Asranqulov (TJK) W 0011–0000	File:Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg Nabiev (UZB) W 0110–0010	File:Flag of Georgia.svg Tsirekidze (GEO) L 0000–1000	Did not advance	Bye	File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mesbah (EGY) L 0010–0011	did not advance
Movlud Miraliyev	−100 kg	—	File:Flag of Algeria.svg Azzoun (ALG) W 1000–0001	File:Flag of Georgia.svg Zhorzholiani (GEO) W 1010–0000	File:Flag of Romania.svg Brata (ROU) W 0110–0000	File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Naidangiin (MGL) L 0010–0120	Bye			File:Flag of Poland.svg Matyjaszek (POL) W 0110–0001	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kifayat Gasimova	−57 kg	Bye	File:Flag of Japan.svg Sato (JPN) L 0100–1001	did not advance

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Zemfira Meftahatdinova	Skeet	63	15	did not advance

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Tural Abbasov	50 m freestyle	26.31	78	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Oksana Hatamkhanova	100 m breaststroke	1:20.22	46	did not advance

Taekwondo

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rashad Ahmadov	Men's −80 kg	File:Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg Sarhan (QAT) W 5–0	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michaud (CAN) W 0–0 SUP	File:Flag of Iran.svg Saei (IRI) L 1–4	Bye	File:Flag of the United States.svg S López (USA) L 2–3	Did not advance	5

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Sardar Hasanov	Men's −62 kg	128	=12	~~152~~	DNF	128	DNF
Afgan Bayramov	Men's −69 kg	145	=10	175	7	320	7
Turan Mirzayev	Men's −69 kg	146	=8	181	5	327	5
Intigam Zahirov	Men's −85 kg	166	8	195	9	361	9
Nizami Pashayev	Men's −94 kg	181	2	215	=5	396	5

Wrestling

Key

VT – Victory by Fall.
PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Namig Sevdimov	−55 kg	Bye	File:Flag of North Korea.svg Yang K-I (PRK) W 3–1 ^PP	File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim H-S (KOR) W 3–1 ^PP	File:Flag of the United States.svg Cejudo (USA) L 1–3 ^PP	Bye		File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Velikov (BUL) L 1–3 ^PP	5
Zelimkhan Huseynov	−60 kg	File:Flag of Russia.svg Batirov (RUS) L 0–3 ^PO	did not advance			File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Quintana (CUB) W 3–1 ^PP	File:Flag of Macedonia.svg Ramazanov (MKD) W 3–1 ^PP	File:Flag of Iran.svg Mohammadi (IRI) L 1–3 ^PP	5
Emin Azizov	−66 kg	File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sarrasin (SUI) W 3–0 ^PO	File:Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg Spiridonov (KAZ) L 0–3 ^PO	did not advance					12
Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev	−74 kg	Bye	File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Haidarau (BLR) L 1–3 ^PP	did not advance					15
Novruz Temrezov	−84 kg	File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Chagnaadorj (MGL) W 3–1 ^PP	File:Flag of Iran.svg Yazdani (IRI) W 5–0 ^VT	File:Flag of Russia.svg Ketoev (RUS) L 1–3 ^PP	did not advance				7
Khetag Gazyumov	−96 kg	File:Flag of Poland.svg Gucman (POL) W 3–0 ^PO	File:Flag of France.svg Aka-Akesse (FRA) W 3–0 ^PO	File:Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg Kurbanov (UZB) W 3–0 ^PO	File:Flag of Russia.svg Muradov (RUS) L 1–3 ^PP	Bye		File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Tibilov (UKR) W 3–0 ^PO	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ali Isayev	−120 kg	Bye	File:Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg Taymazov (UZB) L 1–3 ^PP	did not advance		Bye	File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Rodríguez (CUB) L 0–5 ^VT	Did not advance	14

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rovshan Bayramov	−55 kg	Bye	File:Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed (EGY) W 3–0 ^PO	File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Hernández (CUB) W 3–1 ^PP	File:Flag of Armenia.svg Amoyan (ARM) W 3–1 ^PP	Bye		File:Flag of Russia.svg Mankiev (RUS) L 1–3 ^PP	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Vitaliy Rahimov	−60 kg	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sheng J (CHN) W 3–1 ^PP	File:Flag of Romania.svg Diaconu (ROU) W 3–1 ^PP	File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nazarian (BUL) W 3–1 ^PP	File:Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg Tengizbayev (KAZ) W 3–0 ^PO	Bye		File:Flag of Russia.svg Albiev (RUS) L 0–3 ^PO	DSQ
Farid Mansurov	−66 kg	Bye	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Vardanyan (UKR) L 0–3 ^PO	did not advance					19
Ilgar Abdulov	−74 kg	File:Flag of Turkey.svg Tüfenk (TUR) W 3–1 ^PP	File:Flag of Russia.svg Samurgashev (RUS) L 0–5 ^VT	did not advance					12
Shalva Gadabadze	−84 kg	Bye	File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Achouri (TUN) W 3–0 ^PO	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Fodor (HUN) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	Bye	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Sy (CHN) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	8
Anton Botev	−120 kg	File:Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg Saldadze (UZB) W 3–1 ^PP	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sjöberg (SWE) L 0–3 ^PO	did not advance					9

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mariya Stadnik	−48 kg	Bye	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Huynh (CAN) L 1–3 ^PP	did not advance		Bye	File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim H-J (KOR) W 3–1 ^PP	File:Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg Bakatyuk (KAZ) W 3–1 ^PP	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Yelena Komarova	−55 kg	—	File:Flag of Russia.svg Golts (RUS) L 0–3 ^PO	did not advance					15
Olesya Zamula	−63 kg	Bye	File:Flag of Japan.svg Icho (JPN) L 0–3 ^PO	did not advance		Bye	File:Flag of the United States.svg Miller (USA) L 0–5 ^VT	Did not advance	16

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Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Athletics

Boxing

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Shooting

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