Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Education and Sport

Alumni

The alumni of ASAPES always differ with their high persistence, strong will and leadership abilities. The first graduation was in 1933 and consisted of 39 alumni. Since then, the success of ASAPES alumni spread to different parts of the world. We are proud of our alumni!

National Heroes

The tabor commander Aliyar Aliyev (1957-1992) and his driver were killed heroically in the battle for “Tikanli Zami”. And Aliyar Aliyev was buried at Qubadli.

Ilqar Ismayilov (1959-1992) was leading 128 soldiers and liberated the hill called “Qizarti” from Armenian robbers. The brave commander heroically died on October 1, 1992.

Madat Quliyev (was born in 1958) general colonel was awarded as the National Hero of Azerbaijan honorary title under the decree of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated December 26, 1995

Medals won at the Summer Olympics as part of the national teams of the USSR and as the independent republic (1952-1996)

Rashid Mammadbayov (1952, silver medal in freestyle wrestling)

Yuri Konovalov (1956, 1960, silver medal in athletics)

Yevgeny Saltsin (1960, silver medal in water polo)

Inna Ryskal (1968, 1972 gold medal in volleyball; 1964, 1976 silver medal)

Nikolai Kuznetsov (1964, bronze medal in water polo)

Aydin Ibrahimov (1964, bronze medal in freestyle wrestling).

Vera Lantratova (1968, gold medal in volleyball)

Alexander Kornelyuk (1972, silver medal in athletics)

Rafiga Shabanova (1976, gold medal in handball)

Lyudmila Shubina (1976, gold medal in handball).

Larisa Savkina (1980, gold medal in handball)

Tatyana Shviganova (1980, silver medal in field hockey)

Ilgar Mammadov (1988, 1996, gold medal in fencing)

Boris Koretsky (1988, gold medal in fencing)

Igor Ponomaryov (1988, gold medal in football)

Elina Guseva (1988, 1992 gold medal in handball)

Nazim Huseynov (1992, gold medal in judo)

Valery Belenki (1992, gold and bronze medal in gymnastics)

Medals won at the Summer Olympics during Independence (1996-2016)

Name and Surname (type of sport)

Number of participants

Medals

Taken place

 

 

 

 

 Gold 

 Silver

Bronze

 

 

  XXVI 1996, Atlanta (USA)

Namig Abdullayev (freestyle wrestling)

1

 

1

 

      II

  XXVII 2000, Sydney (Australia)

Zemfira Meftahatdinova (stand shooting)

1

1

 

 

      I

Namig Abdullayev (freestyle wrestling)

1

1

 

 

      I

Vugar Alakbarov (boxing) 

1

 

 

1

      III

  XXVIII 2004, Athens  (Greece)

Farid Mansurov  (greco-roman wrestling)

1

1

 

 

       I

Agasi Mammadov (boxing)

1

 

 

1

      III

Fuad Aslanov (boxing)

1

 

 

1

      III

Zemfira Meftahatdinova (stand shooting)

1

 

 

1

      III

Irada Ashumova (shooting)

1

 

 

1

      III

XXIX 2008, Beijing  (China)

Elnur Mammadli (judo)

1

1

 

 

       I

Rovshan Bayramov (Greco-Roman wrestling)

1

 

1

 

      II

Vitaly Rahimov (Greco-Roman wrestling)

1

 

1

 

      II

Shahin Imranov (boxing)

1

 

 

1

     III

  XXX 2012,  London (Great Britain)

   

 

 

 

Toghrul Asgarov (freestyle wrestling)

1

1

 

 

      I

Rovshan Bayramov (Greco-Roman wrestling)

1

 

1

 

      II

Teymur Mammadov (boxing)

1

 

 

1

      III

Emin Ahmədov (Greco-Roman wrestling)

1

 

 

1

      III

  XXXI 2016,  Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Elmar Gasimov (100 kg, judo) 

1

 

1

 

       I

Toghrul Asgarov (65 kg, freestyle wrestling)

1

 

1

 

       I

Haji Aliyev (57 kg, freestyle wrestling)

1

 

 

1

       I

Jabrayil Hasanov (74 kg, freestyle wrestling)

1

 

 

1

       I

Rasul Chunayev (66 kg, Greco-Roman wrestling)

1

 

 

1

       I

World champions


Inna Ryskal (volleyball)

Aydin Ibrahimov (wrestling)

Vera Lantratova (volleyball)

Arif Niftullayev (wrestling)

Khazar Isayev (freestyle wrestling)

Irada Ashumova (shooting)

Mahaddin Allahverdiyev (Greco-Roman wrestling)

Elina Guseva (handball)

Valery Belenki (gymnastics)

Hafiz Suleymanov (weightlifting)

Ilgar Mammadov (fencing)

Zemfira Meftahatdinova (stand shooting)

Niyamaddin Pashayev (taekwondo)

Nizami Pashayev (weightlifting)

Arif Abdullayev (freestyle wrestling)

Agasi Mammadov (boxing)

Farid Mansurov (Greco-Roman wrestling)

Javid Chalabiyev (boxing)

Elkhan Mammadov (judo)

Elvin Mamishzade (boxing)

Haji Aliyev (freestyle wrestling)

European champions


Valery Jenenkov (swimming)

Alakbar Mammadov (football)

Sergey Likhachev (tennis)

Vladimir Maksimov (handball)

Diana Osoliker (shooting)

Valery Timoxin (stand shooting)

Tatyana Kurnikova (swimming)

Rafig Hajiyev (wrestling)

Nazim Huseynov (judo)

Natiq Eyvazov (Greco-Roman)

Rovshan Huseynov (boxing)

Namig Abdullayev (wrestling)

Brothers Alexander and Valery Lychkin (acrobatic gymnastics)

Elshan Seyfullayev (acrobatic gymnastics)

Elkhan Shahbazzade (acrobatic gymnastics)

Vahid Nazarov (weightlifting)

Elchin Ismayilov (judo)

Kifayat Gasimova (judo)

Nazim Alijanov (freestyle wrestling)

Vitaly Rahimov (wrestling)

Rovshan Bayramov (wrestling)

Ilkin Shahbazov (taekwondo)

Elnur Mammadli (judo)

Elnur Amanov (taekwondo)

Ali Isayev (wrestling)

Teymur Mammadov (boxing)

Tavakkul Bayramov (taekwondo)

Jabrayil Hasanov (wrestling)

Salman Alizade (boxing)

Farida Azizova (taekwondo)

Huseyn Mehraliyev (taekwondo)

Toghrul Asgarov (freestyle wrestling)

Sona Ahmadli (wrestling)

Firudin Guliyev (weightlifting)

Intigam Zairov (weightlifting)

Afgan Bayramov (weightlifting)

Dadash Dadashbeyli (weightlifting)

Rustam Orujov (judo)