Azerbaijan at the 2012 Summer Olympics


Azerbaijan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics in the post-Soviet era. The National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 53 athletes, 39 men and 14 women, competed in 15 sports. There was only a single competitor in road cycling, equestrian show jumping, fencing, and shooting. The Azerbaijani athletes also included their only defending champion, judoka Elnur Mammadli, who became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Azerbaijan left London with a total of 10 medals, which doubled the nation's overall medal count at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This was also the nation's most successful Olympics, winning the largest number of medals received at a single games. More than half of these medals were awarded in wrestling, including gold medals won by Toghrul Asgarov and Sharif Sharifov from the men's freestyle events.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Toghrul AsgarovWrestlingMen's freestyle 60 kg
Sharif SharifovWrestlingMen's freestyle 84 kg
Rovshan BayramovWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 55 kg
Mariya StadnikWrestlingWomen's freestyle 48 kg
Emin AhmadovWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 74 kg
Yuliya RatkevichWrestlingWomen's freestyle 55 kg
Teymur MammadovBoxingMen's heavyweight
Magomedrasul MajidovBoxingMen's super heavyweight
Khetag GazyumovWrestlingMen's freestyle 96 kg

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics213
Boxing718
Canoeing303
Cycling011
Equestrian101
Fencing011
Gymnastics112
Judo628
Rowing112
Shooting011
Swimming112
Taekwondo112
Weightlifting516
Wrestling11213
Total391453

Athletics

;Key
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Track & road events

Boxing

;Men
;Women

Canoeing

Sprint

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final ; FB = Qualify to final B ;

Cycling

Road

Equestrian

Show jumping

Fencing

;Women

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men

Rhythmic

;Women

Judo

;Men
;Women

Rowing

;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

;Women

Swimming

Azerbaijan sent two swimmers to the London games, by Universality places. Butterfly swimmer Yevgeniy Lazuka previously competed under Belarus in Beijing.
;Men
;Women

Taekwondo

Weightlifting

;Men
Velichko Cholakov did not compete in the event due to an injury.
;Women

Wrestling

;Key
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle