Azerbaijan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era. For the first time since the nation's debut at Atlanta 1996, the Azerbaijan failed to win a single Olympic gold medal.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Karate Men's 75 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 65 kg Karate Women's +61 kg Judo Women's +78 kg Boxing Men's light heavyweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg Wrestling Women's freestyle 50 kg
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Badminton 1 0 1Boxing 5 0 5Cycling 1 0 1Fencing 0 1 1Gymnastics 1 7 8Judo 7 2 9Karate 2 1 3Shooting 2 0 2Swimming 1 1 2Taekwondo 1 1 2Triathlon 1 0 1Wrestling 5 2 7 Total 28 16 44
Athletics
Azerbaijani athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionNazim BabayevMen's triple jump16.7215Did not advanceHanna SkydanWomen's hammer throw69.5716Did not advance
Badminton
Azerbaijan entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Indonesian-born Ade Resky Dwicahyo secured the men's singles spot based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings. This is for the first time, Azerbaijan will be represented in badminton at the Summer Olympics.
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAde Resky DwicahyoMen's singlesW 2–0 (21–14, 21–18)L 0–2 (16–21, 15–21)2Did not advance
Boxing
Azerbaijan entered one male boxer into the Olympic tournament. Fourth-seeded Tayfur Aliyev scored a round-of-16 victory to secure a spot in the men's featherweight division at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London, United Kingdom.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTayfur AliyevMen's featherweightL 2–3Did not advanceJavid ChalabiyevMen's lightweightW 5–0L 1–4Did not advanceLorenzo SotomayorMen's welterweightL Did not advanceLoren AlfonsoMen's light heavyweightW 4–1W 5–0L 0–5Did not advanceMahammad AbdullayevMen's super heavyweightW 3–1L 0–5Did not advance
Cycling
Road Azerbaijan entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRankElchin EsedovMen's road race
Fencing
Azerbaijan entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Anna Bashta claimed a spot in the women's sabre by winning the final match at the European Zonal Qualifier in Madrid, Spain.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankAnna BashtaWomen's sabreW 15–9L 13–15Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Azerbaijan entered two artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition. İvan Tixonov and Marina Nekrasova received a spare berth each from the men's and women's apparatus events, respectively, as one of the highest-ranked gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified directly through the all-around, at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankİvan TixonovAll-around13.23313.36614.20013.60012.76613.13380.29845Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankMarina NekrasovaAll-around13.13310.83312.26612.00048.23270Did not advance
Rhythmic Azerbaijan qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts for the individual and group all-around by finishing in the top 16 (for individual) and top 5 (for group), respectively, at the 2019 World Championships in Baku. Zohra Aghamirova was announced as the individual on 27 June 2021.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankZohra AghamirovaIndividual23.00023.40021.50019.90087.80018Did not advance
AthletesEventQualificationFinal5 apps3+2 appsTotalRank5 apps.3+2 appsTotalRankLaman AlimuradovaZeynab HummatovaYelyzaveta LuzanNarmina SamadovaDarya SorokinaGroup36.70037.65074.35010Did not advance
Judo
Azerbaijan entered eight judoka (seven men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKaramat Huseynov−60 kgW 10–00L 00–10Did not advanceOrkhan Safarov−66 kgL 00–10Did not advanceRustam Orujov−73 kgW 11–00W 11–00L 00–10Did not advanceW 11–00L 00–115Murad Fatiyev−81 kgW 10–00L 00–10Did not advanceMammadali Mehdiyev−90 kgW 10–00L 00–11Did not advanceZelym Kotsoiev−100 kgW 11–00L 00–10Did not advanceUshangi Kokauri+100 kgW 10–00L 00–10Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAisha Gurbanli−48 kgL 00–11Did not advanceIryna Kindzerska+78 kgW 10–00W 11–00L 00–10W 10–00
Karate
Azerbaijan entered two karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. World champions Rafael Aghayev (men's 75 kg) and Irina Zaretska (women's +61 kg) qualified directly for their respective kumite categories by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.
Kumite AthleteEventGroup stageSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFirdovsi FarzaliyevMen's –67kgL 1–7W 1–0L 2–6L 0–15Did not advance Rafael AghayevMen's −75 kgW 2–1W 5–0W 3–2L 1–32 QW 7–0L 0–1Irina ZaretskaWomen's +61 kgW 4–1W 3–2L 4–5W 4–01 QW 7–2L 0–2
Shooting
Azerbaijani shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankEmin JafarovMen's skeet11626Did not advanceRuslan LunevMen's 10 m air pistol57420Did not advanceMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol56721Did not advance
Swimming
Azerbaijani swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMaksym ShemberevMen's 400 m individual medley4:19.40 26colspan=2 Did not advanceMaryam Sheikh AlizadehWomen's 100 m butterfly1:01.3730Did not advance
Taekwondo
Azerbaijan entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Milad Beigi qualified directly for the second time in the men's welterweight category (80 kg) by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings. Meanwhile, two-time Olympian Farida Azizova scored a semifinal victory in the women's welterweight category (67 kg) to book the remaining spot on the Azerbaijani taekwondo squad at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMilad BeigiMen's −80 kgW 15–11L 1–12Did not advanceFarida AzizovaWomen's –67 kgL 5–8Did not advance
Triathlon
AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRankRostyslav PevtsovMen's18:27 (46)19:06 (45)1:16:56 (41)1:17:29 (42)1:41:35 (41)1:50:4641
Wrestling
Azerbaijan qualified seven wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle 97 kg and women's freestyle 50 kg at the 2019 World Championships, while three additional licenses were awarded to the Azerbaijani wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary. Two Azerbaijani wrestlers claimed one of the remaining slots each in the men's Greco-Roman 77 kg and women's freestyle 68 kg, respectively to complete the nation's roster at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Freestyle AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHaji AliyevMen's –65 kgW 3–0 POW 3–1 PPW 3–1 PPL 1–3 PPTuran BayramovMen's –74 kgW 3–1 PPL 1–3 PPDid not advance8Sharif SharifovMen's −97 kgL 0–3 PODid not advanceW 3–1 PPL 1–3 PP5Mariya StadnikWomen's −50 kgW 3–1 PPW 4–0 STL 0–4 STW 4–0 STElis ManolovaWomen's −68 kgL 1–4 SPDid not advanceL 1–3 PPDid not advance10
Greco-Roman AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRafig HuseynovMen's –77 kgW 3–1 PPL 1–4 SPDid not advanceW 4–1 SPW 3–1 PPIslam AbbasovMen's –87 kgL 1–3 PPDid not advance13
See also Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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