Irada Ashumova

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Irada Ashumova
Irada Ashumova in 2012.jpg
Personal information
BornFebruary 25, 1958 (1958-02-25) (age 67)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens 25 m Pistol
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998 Barcelona25 m Pistol
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Lahti 25 m Pistol
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1985 Mexico10 m air pistol

Irada Suleyman qizi Ashumova (born February 25, 1958, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is an Azerbaijani sport shooter. She was the first woman to represent Azerbaijan at the Olympics. [1]

She competed in the 25 m Pistol competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. She won a silver medal in the 2002 World Championships.

In the 2004 Olympics she also competed in 10 m Air Pistol without winning anything. However, she was part of the Soviet national team that set a team world record of 1152 in this discipline in 1985.

She competed in the 2012 Olympics [2]

Ashumova is a teacher at the Azerbaijan Institute of Physical Culture in Baku. She has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since November 2002. She is married to sport shooting coach Vladimir Lunev. Their son Ruslan Lunev has represented Azerbaijan in sports shooting at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. [3]

Olympic results
Event1996200020042012
25 metre pistol 15th
576
31st
569
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
588+99.3
23rd
578
10 metre air pistol 10th
381
45th
229 (DNF)
8th
386+95.4
39th
372

References

  1. "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. "Irada Ashumova". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24.
  3. "Ruslan Lunev Olympic Results". olympics.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.