| Azerbaijan at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | AZE |
| NPC | National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 21 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ilham Zakiyev |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1988) Unified Team (1992) | |
Azerbaijan competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England, from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Ramin Ibrahimov | Judo | Men's -60kg | 30 August |
| Gold | Afag Sultanova | Judo | Women's -57kg | 31 August |
| Gold | Oleg Panyutin | Athletics | Men's triple jump F12 | 8 September |
| Gold | Natali Pronina | Swimming | Women's 100m Breaststroke SB12 | 8 September |
 Silver | Natali Pronina | Swimming | Women's 200m Individual Medley SM12 | 3 September |
| Silver | Natali Pronina | Swimming | Women's 100m Freestyle S12 | 4 September |
| Silver | Natali Pronina | Swimming | Women's 100m Backstroke S12 | 5 September |
| Silver | Natali Pronina | Swimming | Women's 50m Freestyle S12 | 7 September |
| Silver | Vladimir Zayets | Athletics | Men's triple jump F12 | 8 September |
 Bronze | Ilham Zakiyev | Judo | Men's +100kg | 1 September |
| Bronze | Huseyn Hasanov | Athletics | Men's Long Jump F46 | 3 September |
| Bronze | Elchin Muradov Rza Osmanov Oleg Panyutin Vladimir Zayets | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m Relay T11-13 | 5 September |
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| Zinyat Valiyeva | Ind. recurve W1/W2 | 435 | 19 |  Sidkova (CZE) (14)L 0-6 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Olokhan Musayev | Shot put F56 | — | 11.93 (913 pts) | 9 | |||
| Discus throw F56 | — | 41.77 (974 pts) | 4 | ||||
| Huseyn Hasanov | Triple jump F46 | — | 13.74 | 4 | |||
| Long jump F46 | — | 6.53 | | ||||
| Oleg Panyutin | Triple jump F12 | — | 15.02 | | |||
| Vladimir Zayets | Triple jump F12 | — | 15.01 | | |||
| Rza Osmanov | Men's 200 metres T12 | 22.85 | 3 q | 23.11 | 4 | did not advance | |
| Men's 400 metres T12 | 51.46 | 2 q | 51.34 | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Elchin Muradov | Men's 100 metres T11 | 49.78 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Men's 200 metres T11 | 23.49 | 1 Q | 23.41 | 2 | did not advance | ||
| Samir Nabiyev | Discus throw 57/58 | — | 44.78 (906 pts) | 5 | |||
| Elchin Muradov Rza Osmanov Oleg Panyutin Vladimir Zayets | Relay T11-13 | 44.12 | 1 Q | — | 43.92 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Madinat Abdullayeva | Shot put F57 | NM | |
| Discus throw F57 | 19.21 (501 pts) | 14 | |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | First Repechage Round | Repechage Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ramin Ibrahimov | -60 kg |  Lee (KOR)W1010-0000 |  Villemont (FRA)W0200-0001 |  Hirai (JPN)W0201-0000 | — |  Li (CHN)W1011-000 | | |
| Bayram Mustafayev | -66 kg |  Rudenko (RUS)W0031–0002 | Zhao (CHN) L0002–0010 | Did not advance |  Lamri (ALG)L0002–1021 | did not advance | ||
| Rovshan Safarov | -81 kg |  Alonso (CUB)L0000–0201 | did not advance | |||||
| Tofig Mamedov | -90 kg |  Santos (BRA)L0002–0010 | did not advance | |||||
| Karim Sardarov | -100 kg |  Upmann (GER)L0000–1000 | did not advance | |||||
| Ilham Zakiyev | +100 kg | Gaydarov (RUS) W1000–0000 | Masaki (JPN) L0000–1000 | Did not advance | BYE |  Walby (CAN)W1000–0001 | Silva (BRA) W0201–0000 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Afag Sultanova | -57 kg | Coadou (FRA) W1000–0000 |  Cete (TUR)W0020–0001 | — | Teixeira (BRA) W1000–0000 | |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elshan Huseynov | 100 kg | 230 | 4 |
| Maharram Aliyev | +100 kg | 230 | 5 |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Akbar Muradov | 10m Air Pistol SH1 | 554 | 21 | did not advance | |
| 25m Pistol SH1 | 549 | 16 | did not advance | ||
| 50m Pistol SH1 | 515 | 18 | did not advance | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Yelena Taranova | 10m Air Pistol SH1 | 372 | 5 | 465.9 | 7 |
| 25m Pistol SH1 | DNS | did not advance | |||
| 50m Pistol SH1 | 513 | 20 | did not advance | ||
| Athletes | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Natali Pronina | 50 m freestyle S12 | 28.10 | 2 Q | 27.54 | |
| 100 m freestyle S12 | 1:04.97 | 6 Q | 1:00.00 | | |
| 400 m freestyle S12 | 4:58.06 | 6 Q | 4:53.40 | 5 | |
| 100 m breaststroke SB12 | 1:20.09 | 2 Q | 1:16.17 | | |
| 100 m backstroke S12 | 1:12.79 | 2 Q | 1:09.46 | | |
| 200 m individual medley SM12 | 2:36.75 | 1 Q | 2:28.45 | | |
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