Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in
Athens
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,
Greece
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from 13 to 29 August 2004. 36 competitors, 30 men and 6 women, took part in 36 events in 10 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
Azerbaijani athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
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Key
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Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
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Q = Qualified for the next round
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q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
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NR = National record
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N/A = Round not applicable for the event
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Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Field events
Boxing
Azerbaijan sent 9 boxers to the Olympics. They won 2 bronze medals, with 3 other boxers falling in the quarterfinals. The combined record of the Azeri boxers was 15-9, with each boxer winning at least one match. Azerbaijan was in a four-way tie for 12th place in the boxing medals scoreboard.
Fencing
;Women
Gymnastics
Rhythmic
Dinara Gimatova
Dinara Nailevna Gimatova ( tt-Cyrl, Динара Наил кызы Гиматова, russian: Динара Наильевна Гиматова; born 18 November 1986 in Astrakhan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is an Azerbaijani gymnast of Volga Tat ...
, who qualified for the 2004 Olympics, could not compete due to a practice injury. She was replaced by
Anna Gurbanova
Anna Gurbanova ( az, Anna Qurbanova; born September 24, 1986) is an Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast.
Career
She is the champion of Azerbaijan in ball performance, a participant of the Olympic Games held in Athens in 2004, World and European Cha ...
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Judo
;Men
Shooting
;Women
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Taekwondo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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Key
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- Victory by Fall.
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- Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
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- Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
See also
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Azerbaijan at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Azerbaijan competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. Two powerlifters failed drug tests for steroids in initial drug tests on 18 September 2004 and were banned for life from the Paralympics having both failed tests in previous cham ...
References
External links
Official Report of the XXVIII OlympiadNOC Azerbaijan
{{DEFAULTSORT:Azerbaijan At The 2004 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004
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Events January
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Olympics
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