Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...
competed in the
Summer Olympic Games as an
independent nation for the first time at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in
Atlanta
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,
United States
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. Previously, Azerbaijani athletes competed for the
Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics (russian: Объединённая команда на летних Олимпийских играх 1992) in Barcelona, Spain, was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet Union ...
. 23 competitors, 20 men and 3 women, took part in 23 events in 9 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
;
Key
*
Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
*
Q = Qualified for the next round
*
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
*
NR = National record
*
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
*
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Track & road events
Boxing
Diving
;Men
Fencing
Judo
;Men
Nazim Guseynov
;Women
Zulfiya Guseynova
Shooting
Swimming
Weightlifting
Men's Light-Heavyweight
*
Tofig Heydarov
** Final — 150.0 + 180.0 = 330.0 (→ 11th place)
Wrestling
;
Key
*
- Victory by Fall.
*
- Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
*
- Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
;Men's freestyle
Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996
1996 in Azerbaijani sport
References
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