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 Silver Bronze Total
2 3 5 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: seven judoka, seven track and field athletes, three powerlifters, and one shooter.[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

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		  Zhilin (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		  Jung-min (KOR)
W 1000–0001		 Bye  Song (CHN)
W 1000–0000		 1st, gold medalist(s)

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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