Azerbaijan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics in the post-Soviet era. The National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 53 athletes, 39 men and 14 women, competed in 15 sports. There was only a single competitor in road cycling, equestrian show jumping, fencing, and shooting. The Azerbaijani athletes also included their only defending champion, judoka Elnur Mammadli, who became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Azerbaijan left London with a total of 10 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, and 6 bronze), which doubled the nation's overall medal count at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This was also the nation's most successful Olympics, winning the largest number of medals received at a single games. More than half of these medals were awarded in wrestling, including gold medals won by Toghrul Asgarov and Sharif Sharifov from the men's freestyle events.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Toghrul Asgarov Wrestling Men's freestyle 60 kg Sharif Sharifov Wrestling Men's freestyle 84 kg Rovshan Bayramov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg Mariya Stadnik Wrestling Women's freestyle 48 kg Emin Ahmadov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg Yuliya Ratkevich Wrestling Women's freestyle 55 kg Teymur Mammadov Boxing Men's heavyweight Magomedrasul Majidov Boxing Men's super heavyweight Khetag Gazyumov Wrestling Men's freestyle 96 kg Valentin Hristov Weightlifting Men's 56 kg
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Competitors
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SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 2 1 3Boxing 7 1 8Canoeing 3 0 3 Cycling 0 1 1Equestrian 1 0 1Fencing 0 1 1Gymnastics 1 1 2Judo 6 2 8Rowing 1 1 2Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 1 1 2Taekwondo 1 1 2Weightlifting 5 1 6 Wrestling 11 2 13 Total 39 14 53
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Medals by dateDayDate TotalDay 128 July0000Day 229 July0000Day 330 July0000Day 431 July0000Day 51 August0000Day 62 August000 0Day 73 August0000Day 84 August0000Day 95 August0112Day 106 August0000Day 117 August0000Day 128 August0101Day 139 August0011Day 1410 August0022Day 1511 August 2 0 02Day 1612 August 0 0 11Total2259
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 Track & road events AthleteEventHeat FinalResultRankResultRankHayle Ibrahimov5000 m13:25.231 Q13:45.379
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionDmitriy MarshinHammer throw72.8519 did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat FinalResultRankResultRankLayes Abdullayeva5000 m15:45.6917 did not advance
Boxing
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankElvin MamishzadehFlyweightL 11–18 did not advanceMagomed AbdulhamidovBantamweightL *Did not advanceHeybatulla HajialiyevLight welterweightL 16–19Did not advanceSoltan MigitinovMiddleweightW 20–12L 11–24Did not advanceVatan HuseynliLight heavyweightL 8–9Did not advanceTeymur MammadovHeavyweightW 12–11W 19–19L 13–15Did not advanceMagomedrasul MajidovSuper heavyweightW W 17–14L 12–13Did not advance Initially the judges awarded the victory to Abdulhamidov who beat Shimizu 22:17. The Japanese team appealed the decision claiming the referee had overlooked three of Abdulhamidov's six falls during the fixture. Upon further review, the judges decided to annul the initial result and declared Shimizu the winner.Japanese Managed to Get Abdulhamidov Disqualified. Azerisport. 2 August 2012.
Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankElena VystropovaMiddleweightL 12–14Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankValentin DemyanenkoMen's C-1 200 m44.1947Did not advanceSergey BezugliyMaksim ProkopenkoMen's C-2 1000 m3:38.0421 FAcolspan=2 3:37.2194 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal);
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankElena TchalykhWomen's road raceDid not finishWomen's time trial41:47.0620
Equestrian
Show jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound BTotalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankJamal RahimovWarriorIndividual553131860Did not advance
Fencing
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankSabina MikinaIndividual sabreW 15–13L 10–15Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankShakir ShikhaliyevAll-around14.60012.86613.16615.43313.66610.63380.36440 did not advance
Rhythmic Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankAliya GarayevaIndividual27.45028.35027.85028.200111.8503 Q27.92527.82527.57528.250111.5754
Judo
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankIlgar Mushkiyev−60 kgL 0000–0101Did not advanceTarlan Karimov−66 kgW 0021–0011W 0000–0002L 0001–0021Did not advanceL 0000–0010Did not advance7Rustam Orujov−73 kgW 0100–0101L 0000–1001Did not advanceElnur Mammadli−81 kgL 0001–0001 did not advanceElkhan Mammadov−90 kgW 0111–0001L 0011–0000 did not advanceElmar Gasimov−100 kgW 0000–0011 W 0011–0002L 0002–0021Did not advanceL 0000–1000Did not advance7
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKifayat Gasimova−57 kgL 0000–0010 did not advanceRamila Yusubova−63 kgW 0111–0000L 1000–0000 did not advance
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankAleksandar AleksandrovSingle sculls6:49.812 Qcolspan=2 6:56.363 SA/B7:20.803 FA7:09.425
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankNatalya MustafayevaSingle sculls7:46.012 Qcolspan=2 8:00.263 SA/B8:06.836 FB8:23.6412 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; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Shooting
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankIrada Ashumova25 m pistol57823Did not advance10 m air pistol37239Did not advance
Swimming
Azerbaijan sent two swimmers to the London games, by Universality places. Butterfly swimmer Yevgeniy Lazuka previously competed under Belarus in Beijing.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYevgeniy Lazuka100 m butterfly53.8638Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankOksana Hatamkhanova100 m breaststroke1:25.52 44 did not advance
Taekwondo
AthleteEventPreliminaryQuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageBronze medalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRamin AzizovMen's −80 kgW 3–2L 1–2Did not advanceFarida AzizovaWomen's −67 kgL 0–1Did not advance
Weightlifting
Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankValentin Hristov−56 kg12721592286*1Afgan Bayramov−69 kg142———Sardar Hasanov*2145517683218Intigam Zairov−94 kg182321573976Velichko Cholakov†+105 kgWithdrew
1 On 29 March 2019, the IOC stripped Valentin Hristov of his bronze medal.https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-three-athletes-for-failing-anti-doping-tests-at-london-2012 IOC sanctions three athletes for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012 2 Sardar Hasanov replaced Ivan Stoitsov on the team on 21 July 2012, due to Stoitsov's injury.. Zerkalo. 20 July 2012.
† Velichko Cholakov did not compete in the event due to an injury.30 Athletes Finished Competing at the Olympics. Azerisport. 4 August 2012.
Women AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankBoyanka Kostova−58 kg105312832335
Wrestling
Key - Victory by Fall. - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankToghrul Asgarov−60 kgW 3–1 W 3–1 W 3–0 colspan=2 W 3–0 Jabrayil Hasanov−66 kgW 3–1 W 3–1 L 0–3 colspan=2 L 1–3 5Ashraf Aliyev−74 kgW 3–0 L 1–3 Did not advance9Sharif Sharifov−84 kgW 3–1 W 3–1 W 3–1 colspan=2 W 3–1 Khetag Gazyumov−96 kgW 3–0 L 1–3 Did not advanceW 3–1 W 5–0 Jamaladdin Magomedov−120 kgL 0–3 Did not advance16
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRovshan Bayramov−55 kgW 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 colspan=2 L 0–3 Hasan Aliyev−60 kgW 3–1 W 3–0 L 1–3 colspan=2 L 0–3 5Emin Ahmadov−74 kgW 3–0 W 3–1 L 0–3 colspan=2 W 3–1 Saman Tahmasebi−84 kgL 1–3 did not advance11Shalva Gadabadze−96 kgL 1–3 Did not advanceL 1–3 Did not advance10
Women's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMariya Stadnik−48 kgW 3–0 W 3–1 W 3–0 colspan=2 L 1–3 Yuliya Ratkevich−55 kgW 3–0 L 0–3 Did not advanceW 0–3 W 3–1
References