Azerbaijan at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeAZE
NPCNational Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
Websitewww.paralympic.az
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors25 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Ilham Zakiyev
Medals
Ranked 48th
Gold
1
Silver
8
Bronze
2
Total
11
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Azerbaijan competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Ramil Gasimov Judo Men's 73 kg 9 September
 Silver Bayram Mustafayev Judo Men's 66 kg 8 September
 Silver Elena Chebanu Athletics Women's 100 metres 9 September
 Silver Kamil Aliyev Athletics Men's Long jump - T12 10 September
 Silver Elena Chebanu Athletics Women's Long Jump - T12 13 September
 Silver Dzmitry Salei Swimming Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB12 13 September
 Silver Raman Salei Swimming Men's 100m Backstroke - S12 15 September
 Silver Dzmitry Salei Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle - S12 17 September
 Silver Irada Aliyeva Athletics Women's Javelin Throw - F12/13 17 September
 Bronze Elena Chebanu Athletics Women's 200 metres - T12 12 September
 Bronze Rovshan Safarov Judo Men's 81 kg 9 September

Delegation

The country sent a team of 25 athletes, 20 men and 5 women, along with 2 officials to the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 1 1
Athletics 10 2 12
Judo 6 1 7
Powerlifting 2 0 2
Shooting 0 1 1
Swimming 2 0 2
Total 20 5 25

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Opposition
score 		Rank
Zinyat Valiyeva Individual recurve open 472 31  Nemati (IRI)
L 0-6 		Did not advance 17

Athletics (track and field)

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men's Track
Athlete Guide Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Elchin Muradov Hakim Ibrahimov 100m - T11 Disqualified
Elmir Jabrayilov - 100m - T12 11.27 2 Q — 11.5 4
Elmir Jabrayilov - 200m - T12 Did not start
Elmir Jabrayilov Hakim Ibrahimov 400m - T12 49.74 3 Q 50.17 3 Did not advance
Oleg Panyutin
Kamil Aliyev
Elmir Jabrayilov
Elchin Muradov 		Hakim Ibrahimov 4 × 100 m Relay T11-13 Did not start
Men's Field
Athlete Event Mark(metr) Rank
Samir Nabiyev Shot Put - F56/57 13.67 7
Rufat Rafiyev Shot Put - F36 13.72 4
Elchin Muradov Long Jump - T11 6.09 5
Kamil Aliyev Long Jump - T12 7.05 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Oleg Panyutin 6.88 7
Huseyn Hasanov Long Jump - T45/46/47 Did not start
Olokhan Musayev Discus Throw - F54/55/56 40.93 4
Women's
Javelin Throw
Athlete Event Mark(metr) Rank
Irada Aliyeva Javelin Throw - F12/13 42.58 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Track events
Athlete Guide Events Heat Semi-final Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Elena Chebanu Hakim Ibrahimov 100m - T12 12.24 1 Q 11.81 1 Q 11.71 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Elena Chebanu Hakim Ibrahimov 200m - T12 24.16 1 Q — 23.80 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Elena Chebanu Hakim Ibrahimov 400m - T12 56.53 2 Did not advance
Elena Chebanu - Long Jump - T12 — 5.56 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Key

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

With one pathway for qualification being having a top finish at the 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships, Azerbaijan earned a qualifying spot in Rio base on the performance of Bayram Mustafayev in the men's -66 kg event. The B3 Judoka finished first in his class. Ramil Gasimov gave his country a second spot after the B2 judoka won the men's -73kg class.[2][3]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ramin Ibrahimov −60 kg  Gauto (ARG)
W 112-000 		 Sariyev (KAZ)
W 100–002 		 Namozov (UZB)
L 000–100 		Bye  Bolormaa (MGL)
L 000–100 		5
Bayram Mustafayev −66 kg Bye  Oliveira Boto (BRA)
W 010–000 		 Fujimoto (JPN)
W 100–000 		Bye  Nigmatov (UZB)
L 000–110 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ramil Gasimov −73 kg Bye  Rodriguez (CUB)
W 000–000 S 		 Kornhass (GER)
W 100–000 		Bye  Solovey (UKR)
W 110–000 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Rovshan Safarov −81 kg  Kazlou (BLR)
W 110–000 		 Kosinov (UKR)
L 000–110 		Did not advance  Effron (ARG)
W 100–000 		 Drane (GBR)
W 102–000 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kanan Abdullakhanli −100 kg  Pominov (UKR)
W 101–000 		 Choi (KOR)
L 000–101 		Did not advance  Alizadeh (IRI)
W 000–000 S 		 Sharipov (UZB)
L 000–001 		5
Ilham Zakiyev +100 kg Bye  Tuledibaev (UZB)
L 000–100 		Did not advance  Goodrich (USA)
W 102–000 		 Hodgson (GBR)
W 001–000 		 Jimenez (CUB)
L 000–001 		5
Women
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Sabina Abdullayeva −57 kg  Hirose (JPN)
L 000–100 		Did not advance  Wang (CHN)
L 000–100 		Did not advance 7

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Total lifted Rank
Ahmad Razm Azar Men's –65 kg No marks recorded
Elshan Huseynov Men's –107 kg No marks recorded

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Yelena Taranova Women's P2-10m Air Pistol - SH1 370-4x 5 Q 148.8 4
Mixed P3-25m Pistol - SH1 560-11x 13 Did not advance
Mixed P3-25m Pistol - SH1 503-2x 27 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athletes Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Dzmitry Salei 50 m freestyle S12 24.40 1 Q 24.29 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Raman Salei 24.43 2 Q 24.45 4
Dzmitry Salei 100 m freestyle S13 53.82 3 Q 54.73 8
Raman Salei 54.32 2 Did not advance
Raman Salei 400 m freestyle S13 4:13.83 3 Q 4:19.34 7
Dzmitry Salei 100 m butterfly S13 58.83 2 Q 58.16 5
Raman Salei 58.40 2 Q 58.11 4
Dzmitry Salei 100 m breaststroke SB12 1:08.68 1 Q 1:08.80 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dzmitry Salei 100 m backstroke S12 1:02.63 3 Q 1:02.70 6
Raman Salei 1:01.58 1 Q 1:00.91 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Dzmitry Salei 200 m individual medley SM13 2:16.31 1 Q 2:13.83 4
Raman Salei 2:19.37 3 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "OVERALL NUMBER OF ENTRIES BY NPC". myInfo+Plus. Atos. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ "JUDO QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Download - pdf - 2014 IBSA Judo World Championships - results and final standings" (PDF). International Blind Sports Association. 6 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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