Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | AZE |
| NPC | National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 18 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ilham Zakiyev |
| Medals Ranked 38th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Ilham Zakiyev | Judo | Men +100 kg | 9 September |
| Gold |
Olokhan Musayev | Athletics | Men's Shot Put - F55/56 | 15 September |
 Silver |
Tofig Mammadov | Judo | Men -90 kg | 9 September |
| Silver |
Karim Sardarov | Judo | Men -100 kg | 9 September |
| Silver |
Zeynidin Bilalov | Athletics | Men's triple jump - F11 | 12 September |
 Bronze |
Ramin Ibrahimov | Judo | Men -60 kg | 7 September |
| Bronze |
Vladimir Zayets | Athletics | Men's triple jump - F12 | 8 September |
| Bronze |
Oleg Panyutin | Athletics | Men's long jump - F12 | 13 September |
| Bronze |
Rza Osmanov | Athletics | Men's 400m - T12 | 13 September |
| Bronze |
Vugar Mehdiyev | Athletics | Men's 200m - T13 | 16 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 | — | 11.01 | 4 | |
| 200m | 22.19 | 5 Q | — | 22.00 |
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| 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 |
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| Zynidin Bilalov Vugar Mehdiyev Elchin Muradov Reza Osmanov |
T11-13 | 4x100m relay | — | DNF | ||||
Men's field
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Zeynidin Bilalov | F11 | Triple jump | 12.80 | - |
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| Olokhan Musayev | F55-56 | Shot put | 13.49 WR | 1162 |
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| Oleg Panyutin | F12 | Long jump | 7.06 | - |
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| Vladimir Zayets | F12 | Long jump | 6.81 | - | 4 |
| Triple jump | 15.00 | - |
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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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| Karim Sardarov | −100 kg | Bye | Hirose (JPN) W 1001s1–0001s1 |
 Cortada (CUB) W 1000–0000 |
Bye | Tenorio Silva (BRA) L 0000s3–1101 |
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| Ilham Zakiyev | +100 kg | Bye | Taurines (FRA) W 1000–0000 |
 Park (KOR) W 1000–0001 |
Bye | Wang S (CHN) W 1000–0000 |
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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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.