Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Azerbaijan at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code AZE
NPC National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
Website www.paralympic.az
in Beijing
Competitors 18 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Ilham Zakiyev
Medals
Ranked 38th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
5
Total
10
Summer Paralympics appearances
Other related appearances
 Soviet Union (1960–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Azerbaijan competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of eighteen competitors in four sports: judo, athletics, powerlifting, and shooting.[1]

Before the games, President Ilham Aliyev announced cash prizes for Azerbaijanis who won a Paralympic medal. Gold medalists received 200,000 manat, silver medalists 100,000, and bronze medalists 50,000. The athletes' trainers also received a reward: 100,000, 50,000, and 25,000 manat for gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldIlham ZakiyevJudoMen +100 kg9 September
 GoldOlokhan MusayevAthleticsMen's Shot Put - F55/5615 September
 SilverTofig MammadovJudoMen -90 kg9 September
 SilverKarim SardarovJudoMen -100 kg9 September
 SilverZeynidin BilalovAthleticsMen's triple jump - F1112 September
 BronzeRamin IbrahimovJudoMen -60 kg7 September
 BronzeVladimir ZayetsAthleticsMen's triple jump - F128 September
 BronzeOleg PanyutinAthleticsMen's long jump - F1213 September
 BronzeRza OsmanovAthleticsMen's 400m - T1213 September
 BronzeVugar MehdiyevAthleticsMen's 200m - T1316 September

Sports

Athletics

Men's track

Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Vugar Mehdiyev T13 100m 11.14 4 Q N/A 11.01 4
200m 22.19 5 Q N/A 22.00 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Elchin Muradov T12 100m 11.35 9 Q 11.22 8 B 11.19 6
200m 23.38 14 Did not advance
Reza Osmanov T12 400m 51.03 6 Q 50.87 3 q 50.20 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Zynidin Bilalov
Vugar Mehdiyev
Elchin Muradov
Reza Osmanov		 T11-13 4x100m relay N/A DNF

Men's field

Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Zeynidin Bilalov F11 Triple jump 12.80 - 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Olokhan Musayev F55-56 Shot put 13.49 WR 1162 1st, gold medalist(s)
Oleg Panyutin F12 Long jump 7.06 - 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Vladimir Zayets F12 Long jump 6.81 - 4
Triple jump 15.00 - 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Judo

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  Zasyadkovych (UKR)
W 1000-0000		  Shakhmanov (RUS)
W 1000-0000		  Noura (ALG)
L 0001–1000s1		 Bye  Quilter (GBR)
W 1000–0000		 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Ilkin Alishov −66 kg  Amaral (BRA)
W 0001-0000s1		  Lamri (ALG)
L 0001s2-0010s1		 Did not advance  Karpeniuk (UKR)
L 0000s1-0101		 Did not advance 7
Ramin Aliyev −73 kg  Kimura (JPN)
W 1001-0000		  Xu Z (CHN)
L 0000s1-1001		 Did not advance  Krieger (GER)
L 0011s2-0110s1		 Did not advance 7
Natig Novruzzade −81 kg  Gonzalez (ESP)
W 1000-0000		  Lencina (ARG)
L 0000-1000		 Did not advance  Oga (JPN)
L refuse to race		 Did not advance 7
Tofig Mammadov −90 kg  Stoskus (LTU)
W 0211-0000s1		  Junk (GER)
W 0003s1-0001s1		  Sevricourt (FRA)
W 1100s1-0001		 Bye  Kretsul (RUS)
L 0010s3–0100s2		 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Karim Sardarov −100 kg Bye  Hirose (JPN)
W 1001s1–0001s1		  Cortada (CUB)
W 1000–0000		 Bye  Tenorio Silva (BRA)
L 0000s3–1101		 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Ilham Zakiyev +100 kg Bye  Taurines (FRA)
W 1000–0000		  Park (KOR)
W 1000–0001		 Bye  Wang S (CHN)
W 1000–0000		 1st, gold medalist(s)

Powerlifting

Athlete Event Result Rank
Maharram Aliyev +100kg 205.0 7
Elshan Huseynov 90kg 190.0 5
Mehman Ramazanzade 100kg 190.0 8

Shooting

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Total Rank
Yelena Taranova Mixed 25m pistol SH1 527 25 Did not advance
Mixed 50m pistol SH1 517 16 Did not advance
Women's 10m air pistol SH1 364 8 Q 96.1 460.1 6

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Azerbaijan to leave for Beijing Paralympics on August 28". APA. 2008-08-25. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  2. ↑ "The winner of XIII Paralympic Games from Azerbaijan to get $200,000". Azerbaijan Business Center. 2008-08-29. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
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