Azerbaijan at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Azerbaijan at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AZE
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Website	www.noc-aze.org (in Azerbaijani and English)
in Sydney
Competitors	31 in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Namik Abdullayev
Medals Ranked 34th	Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

Azerbaijan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. They won their first gold medal during these games. 31 competitors, 25 men and 6 women, took part in 14 events in 8 sports.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Zemfira Meftahatdinova	Shooting	Women's Skeet	21 September
Gold	Namig Abdullayev	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 54 kg	30 September
Bronze	Vugar Alekperov	Boxing	Middleweight	30 September

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round by position in race or, in field events, by achieving the automatic qualification target
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Teymur Gasimov	100 m	10.97	7	Did not advance
Faig Baghirov	800 m	1:57.39	8	—		Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sergey Bochkov	Triple jump	16.01	30	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Teymur Gasimov	Marathon	—						DNF

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Makhach Nuriddinov	Lightweight	Maletin (RUS) L 5–14	Did not advance
Ruslan Khairov	Welterweight	Bye	Chater (TUN) W 13–8	Saitov (RUS) L 10–10*	Did not advance
Vugar Alekperov	Middleweight	Ngumi (KEN) W 12–3	Miller (AUS) W 9–8	Kuloğlu (TUR) W 18–8	Gutiérrez (CUB) L 9–19	Did not advance
Ali Ismayilov	Light Heavyweight	Krastev (BUL) W 14–9	Sergei Mikhailov (UZB) L 18–23	Did not advance
Magomed Aripgadjiev	Heavyweight	—	Sebastian Kober (GER) L 4–9	Did not advance

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Semifinal				Final		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Emil Jabrayilov	Men's 10 m platform	334.74	26	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Irada Ashumova	10 m air pistol	227	45	Did not advance
	25 m pistol	569	31	Did not advance
Zemfira Meftahatdinova	Skeet	73	1 Q	25	=1	98

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Emin Guliyev	Men's 50 m freestyle	25.36	60	Did not advance
Alisa Khaleyeva	Women's 50 m freestyle	28.79	59	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		1	2	3	1	2	3
Elkhan Suleymanov	Men's 62 kg	130.0	135.5	135.5	162.5	162.5	162.5	292.5	8
Turan Mirzayev	Men's 69 kg	140.0	145.0	147.5	175.0	180.0	182.5	327.5	9
Nizami Pashayev	Men's 85 kg	155.0	166.0	166.0	197.5	203.5	203.5	357.5	12
Tarana Abbasova	Women's 53 kg	70.0	75.0	75.0	85.0	90.0	92.5	165.0	10

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination pool				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Namig Abdullayev	54 kg	Jin (PRK) W 6–0	Liddle (NZL) W 10–0	—	1 Q	Bye	Kardonov (GRE) W 5–3	Henson (USA) W 4–3
Arif Abdullayev	58 kg	Kuhner (GER) W 8–5	Buslovych (UKR) L 5–7	Berberyan (ARM) L 1–11	3	Did not advance			9
Shamil Afandiyev	63 kg	Fernyák (SVK) W 6–1	Ilhan (AUS) W 10–0	Jang (KOR) L 1–6	2	Did not advance			7
Elshad Allahverdiyev	76 kg	Khinchagov (UZB) L 2–3	du Toit (RSA) W 8–5	—	2	Did not advance			10
Davud Magomedov	97 kg	Bayramukov (KAZ) L 0–3	Morales (CUB) W 3–0	—	2	Did not advance			13
Rajab Ashabaliyev	130 kg	Valiyev (UKR) W 4–0	McCoy (USA) L 0–10	—	2	Did not advance			9

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination pool				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Natig Eyvazov	54 kg	Pellew (NZL) W 10–0	Rivas (CUB) L 1–6	Yıldız (TUR) W 3–0	2	Did not advance			7
Islam Dugushiev	69 kg	Zeidvand (IRI) W 5–0	Lappalainen (FIN) W 1–0	—	1 Q	Nikitin (EST) L 1–4	—	5th place match  Son (KOR) L WO	6
Xviça Biçinaşvili	76 kg	Kim (KOR) L 2–3	Avluca (TUR) L 0–3	—	3	Did not advance			16

References

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site