Azerbaijan at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeAZE
NPCNational Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
Websitewww.paralympic.az
in Tokyo
Competitors36 in 6 sports
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
14
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
19
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Azerbaijan competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]

The team won 14 gold medals and 19 medals overall, beating their previous best of 4 golds and 12 medals in London 2012 and overall medal of 9 gold.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldShahana HajiyevaJudoWomen's 48 kg27 August
 GoldRaman SaleiSwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke S1227 August
 GoldVugar ShirinliJudoMen's 60 kg27 August
 GoldSevda ValiyevaJudoWomen's 57 kg28 August
 GoldKhanim HuseynovaJudoWomen's 63 kg28 August
 GoldHuseyn RahimliJudoMen's 81 kg28 August
 GoldHamed HeidariAthleticsMen's javelin throw F5728 August
 GoldElvin AstanovAthleticsMen's shot put F5329 August
 GoldDursadaf KarimovaJudoWomen's +70 kg29 August
 GoldRaman SaleiSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyle S1231 August
 GoldVali IsrafilovSwimmingMen's 100 m breaststroke SB121 September
 GoldRaman SaleiSwimmingMen's 100 metre butterfly S123 September
 GoldLamiya ValiyevaAthleticsWomen's 400 metres T134 September
 GoldOrkhan AslanovAthleticsMen's long jump T134 September
 SilverLamiya ValiyevaAthleticsWomen's 100 metres T1331 August
 BronzeParvin MammadovPowerliftingMen's 49 kg26 August
 BronzeNamig AbasliJudoMen's 66 kg27 August
 BronzeIlham ZakiyevJudoMen's +100 kg27 August
 BronzeSaid NajafzadeAthleticsMen's long jump T1230 August

Competitors

# Sport Men Women Total Events
1 Athletics931216
2 Judo651111
3 Powerlifting4044
4 Shooting1125
5 Swimming2137
6 Taekwondo2244
Total24123647

Athletics

12 Azerbaijani athlete in 16 events such as Kamil Aliyev (Long Jump T12), Olokhan Musayev (Discus Throw F56) & Samir Nabiyev (Shot Put F57) successfully to break through the qualifications for the 2020 Paralympics after breaking the qualification limit.[3][4]

Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Men's Track
Elmir Jabrayilov 100m T13 DNF - Did not advance
400m T13 52.17 12 Did not advance
Men's Field
Kamil Aliyev Long jump T12 — 6.89 5
Orkhan Aslanov Long jump T13 — 7.36 AR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Elvin Astanov Shot put F53 — 8.77 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Orkhan Gasimov Javelin throw F13 — 58.96 5
Hamed Heidari Javelin throw F57 — 51.42 WR, PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olokhan Musayev Shot put F55 — 11.89 5
Discus throw F56 — 37.92 7
Samir Nabiyev Shot put F57 —
Said Najafzade Long jump T12 — 7.03 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's Track
Elena Chebanu 100m T13 12.16 3 Q 12.41 7
Iuliia Ianovskaia 100m T13 12.41 8 Q 12.30 4
400m T13 56.55 2 Q 57.18 5
Lamiya Valiyeva 100m T13 12.09 2 Q 11.99 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
400m T13 55.71 2 Q 55.00 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Judo

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
Men
Vugar Shirinli −60 kg Bye  Çiftçi (TUR)
W 10s1–0s2		  Bologa (ROU)
W 1s1–0		 Bye  Sariyev (KAZ)
W 10–1s2		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Namig Abasli −66 kg Bye  Ibáñez (ESP)
L 0s2–1		 Did not advance  Pérez (PUR)
W 10–0		  Rudenko (RPC)
W 1s1–0		  Khorava (UKR)
W 1s2–0s1		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ramil Gasimov −73 kg  Daulet (KAZ)
L DNS		 Did not advance
Huseyn Rahimli −81 kg Bye  Powell (GBR)
W 11s1–0		  Lee (KOR)
W 10–0s1		 Bye  Karomatov (UZB)
W 10–1s2		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kanan Abdullakhanli −100 kg  Khalilov (UZB)
L 0s1–10s2		 Did not advance
Ilham Zakiyev +100 kg  Hodgson (GBR)
W 1s2–0s1		  Choi (KOR)
L 0s2–1s2		 Did not advance  Subba (JAM)
W 10–0s1		  Sharipov (UZB)
W BYE		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Shahana Hajiyeva −48 kg Bye  Hangai (JPN)
W 10–0		  Potapova (RPC)
W 10–0		 Bye  Martinet (FRA)
W 10s1–1		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Basti Safarova −52 kg Bye  Fujiwara (JPN)
L 0s3–10s2		 Did not advance  Nikolaychyk (UKR)
L 0–10		 Did not advance
Sevda Valiyeva −57 kg Bye  Fedossova (KAZ)
W 10–0		  Çelik (TUR)
W 10s1–0		 Bye  Samandarova (UZB)
W 1–0s2		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Khanim Huseynova −63 kg Bye  Kudo (JPN)
W 10s1–0s1		  Wang Yue (CHN)
W 1s1–0		 Bye  Husieva (UKR)
W 1–0		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Dursadaf Karimova +70 kg —  Harnyk (UKR)
W 10–0		  Emmerich (BRA)
W 11s2–1s1		 Bye  Baibatina (KAZ)
W 10s1–0s2		 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Powerlifting

Athlete Event Result Rank
Parvin Mammadov Men's −49 kg 156 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Nurlan Babajanov Men's −97 kg 185 7
Elshan Huseynov Men's −107 kg NM
Shamo Aslanov Men's +107 kg NM

Shooting

Azerbaijan entered one athletes into the Paralympic competition. Kamran Zeynalov successfully break the Paralympic qualification at the 2019 WSPS World Championships which was held in Sydney, Australia.[5]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Yelena Taranova Women's P2 – 10 m air pistol SH1 538 16 Did not advance
Mixed P3 – 25 m pistol SH1 516 29 Did not advance
Mixed P4 – 50 m pistol SH1 503 29 Did not advance
Kamran Zeynalov Men's P1 – 10 m air pistol SH1 543 23 Did not advance
Mixed P4 – 50 m pistol SH1 518 20 Did not advance

Swimming

Three Azerbaijani swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the 2019 World Championship & MQS.[6][7]

Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Men
Vali Israfilov 100m breaststroke SB12 — 1:04.86 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
100m butterfly S12 1:10.59 10 Did not advance
Raman Salei 50m freestyle S13 23.98 3 Q 23.85 4
100m freestyle S12 53.89 2 Q 52.69 1st place, gold medalist(s)
100m backstroke S12 — 1:00:30 1st place, gold medalist(s)
100m butterfly S12 58.99 1 Q 57.81 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Dana Shandibina 100m breaststroke SB13 1:24.51 11 Did not advance

Taekwondo

Azerbaijan qualified four athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. All of them confirmed to compete at the games by winning the gold medal at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[8]

Athlete Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Men
Imamaddin Khalilov Men's –61 kg  Sidorov (RPC)
L 19–25		 Did not advance  Tanaka (JPN)
W 20–15		  Kong (FRA)
L 26–29		 Did not advance 7
Abulfaz Abuzarli Men's –75 kg  Ganapin (PHI)
W WDQ		  García (MEX)
L 5–38		 Did not advance  Shvets (UKR)
W 60–36		  Joo (KOR)
L 32–46		 Did not advance 7
Women
Royala Fataliyeva Women's –49 kg  Phuangkitcha (THA)
L 4–17		 Did not advance  Tanwar (IND)
W WWD		  Marchuk (UKR)
L 20–26		 Did not advance 7
Aynur Mammadova Women's +58 kg  Lypetska (UKR)
WD		 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 16 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Para Athletics (Formerly IPC Athletics) News & Events".
  5. ↑ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Medallist by Weight Category - European Qualification Tournament" (PDF). World Taekwondo Europe. 9 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-10.
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