Azerbaijan at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
# Azerbaijan at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Azerbaijan competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Said Guliyev | Taekwondo | Boys' -73 kg | 20 August |
| Gold | Islambek Dadov | Wrestling | Boys' Greco-Roman -69kg | 25 August |
| Gold | Rufat Huseynov | Boxing | Boys' -49 kg | 27 August |
| Gold | Teymur Mamedov | Wrestling | Boys' Freestyle -63kg | 27 August |
| Gold | Igbal Hajizade | Wrestling | Boys' Freestyle -100kg | 27 August |
| Silver | Natig Gurbanli | Judo | Boys' -55 kg | 17 August |
| Silver | Leyla Aliyeva | Judo | Girls' -44 kg | 17 August |
| Silver | Ceren Ozbek | Taekwondo | Girls' -44 kg | 17 August |
| Silver | Boris Yotov | Rowing | Boys' Single Sculls | 20 August |
| Silver | Jabbar Najafov | Wrestling | Boys' Greco-Roman -50kg | 25 August |
| Silver | Leyla Gurbanova | Wrestling | Girls' Freestyle -52kg | 26 August |
| Bronze | Nazim Babayev | Athletics | Boys' Triple Jump | 25 August |

## Archery

Azerbaijan qualified a female archer from its performance at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Sughrakhanim Mugabilzada | Girls' Individual | 618 | 23 | Zyzanska (POL) L 3–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Sughrakhanim Mugabilzada (AZE) Hiroki Muto (JPN) | Mixed Team | 1292 | 1 | Zinsou (BEN) Lee (KOR) W 6-2 | Rivera (MEX) Koenig (FRA) W 5-4 | Li (CHN) Moreno (PHI) L 1-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |

## Athletics

Azerbaijan qualified three athletes.

Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)

### Field Events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Nazim Babayev | Triple jump | 15.65 | 2 Q | 15.96 | |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Benafeta Gadiez | 3000 m | 9:14.06 PB | 8 Q | 9:22.60 | 8 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Yelena Gladkova | Pole vault | 3.55 | 9 qB | 3.70 | 2 |

## Boxing

Azerbaijan qualified three boxers based on its performance at the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / RM | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Rufat Huseynov | -49 kg | Kakara (IND) W 2-1 | Aikhynbay (KAZ) W 2-1 | Latipov (UZB) W 3-0 | |
| Masud Yusifzada | -52 kg | Muhammad Ali (GBR) L 1-2 | Did not advance | Bout for 5th place  Asenov (BUL) L w/o | 6 |
| Mahammadali Tahirov | +91 kg | Bye | Kadiru (GER) L TKO | Bronze medal Bout  Kerimkhanov (RUS) L 0-3 | 4 |

## Judo

Azerbaijan qualified two athletes based on the results at the 2013 IJF Cadet World Championships.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Rep 1 | Final / BM | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Natig Gurbanli | Boys' -55 kg | Bye | Verstraeten (BEL) W 001-000 | — | Zhauyntayev (KAZ) L 000-001 | |
| Leyla Aliyeva | Girls' -44 kg | Saiyn (KAZ) W 101-000 | Turcheva (RUS) W 000-000 | — | Çakmaklı (TUR) L 000-000 | |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Team Tani Francesco Aufieri (MLT) Rostislav Dashkov (KGZ) Luis Gonzalez (VEN) Natig Gurbanli (AZE) Ulyana Minenkova (BLR) Khulan Tseregbaatar (MGL) Hassiatou Yahaya Aboubacar (NIG) | Mixed Team | Team Xian (MIX) L 0 – 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Team Van De Walle Paola Acevedo (PUR) Leyla Aliyeva (AZE) Nokutula Banda (ZAM) Marco Montoya (COL) Ivan Silva Morales (CUB) Unelle Snyman (RSA) Peta Zadro (BIH) | Mixed Team | Bye | Team Geesink (MIX) L 3 – 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

## Rowing

Azerbaijan qualified one boat based on their performance at the 2013 Rowing Junior Championships.

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Boris Yotov | Boys' Single Sculls | 3:25.47 | 1 SA/B | — | — | 3:23.85 | 2 FA | 3:21.82 | |

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; R=Repechage

## Shooting

Azerbaijan was given a wild card to compete.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Urfan Akhundov | Boys' 10m Air Pistol | 548 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Event | Points | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Urfan Akhundov (AZE) Afaf El-Hodhod (EGY) | Mixed Team 10m Air Pistol | | | | Madrid (GUA)/ Rasmane (LAT) L 6 - 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

## Swimming

Azerbaijan qualified one swimmer.

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Elvira Hasanova | 200 m individual medley | 2:33.52 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Azerbaijan qualified four athletes based on its performance at the Taekwondo Qualification Tournament.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Said Guliyev | −73 kg | — | Serrano (COL) W 7 - 4 | Eissa (EGY) W 8 - 1 | Karim (GER) W 10 - 4 | |

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ceren Ozbek | −44 kg | Bye | Lúa (MEX) W 0 (SUP) - 0 | Stones (GBR) W 3 - 2 | Wongpattanakit (THA) L 1 - 21 (PTG) | |
| Safiye Polat | −49 kg | Bye | Huang (TPE) L 5 - 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Gulhanim Yeşildaş | −55 kg | Martignani (ITA) L 0 - 0 (SUP) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

## Wrestling

Azerbaijan qualified five athletes based on its performance at the 2014 European Cadet Championships.

Key:

* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Final / RM | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Teymur Mammadov | Freestyle -63kg | Julakidze (GEO) W 4 - 0 $^{ST}$ | Steyn (RSA) W 4 - 0 $^{ST}$ | Dydasco (PLW) W 4 - 0 $^{ST}$ | 1 Q | Montero (VEN) W 0 - 3 $^{PO}$ | |
| Igbal Hajizada | Freestyle -100kg | Filho (BRA) W 4 - 0 $^{ST}$ | García (MEX) W 4 - 0 $^{ST}$ | Elgizawee (EGY) W 3-0 $^{PO}$ | 1 Q | Ceacusta (MDA) W 3 - 1 $^{PP}$ | |
| Jabbar Najafov | Greco-Roman -50kg | Beytekin (TUR) W 4 - 0 $^{ST}$ | Aghaniachari (IRI) W 3 - 1 $^{PP}$ | Cojocari (MDA) W 4 - 0 $^{ST}$ | 1 Q | Bakhromov (UZB) L 1 - 3 $^{PP}$ | |
| Islambek Dadov | Greco-Roman -69kg | Alimov (UZB) W 3 - 0 $^{PP}$ | Polivadov (KAZ) W 3 - 0 $^{PO}$ | Ibrahim (EGY) W 3 - 0 $^{PO}$ | 1 Q | Manville (USA) W 3 - 0 $^{PO}$ | |

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Final / RM | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Leyla Gurbanova | Freestyle -52kg | Kennett (CAN) W | Kremzer (UKR) W | Vasquez (ESA) W 4 - 0 | 1 Q | Mukaida (JPN) L 1 - 3 $^{PP}$ | |
