Azerbaijan at the Olympics
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| Azerbaijan at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Olympic history | ||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||
| 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | ||||||||||
| Winter Games | ||||||||||
| 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||||||||
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 Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
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Azerbaijan first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1996, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then.
Previously, Azerbaijani athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988, and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan was part of the Unified Team in 1992.
Azerbaijani athletes have won a total of nine medals at the Summer Olympic Games, in wrestling, shooting, and boxing. The nation has not won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee for Azerbaijan was created in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.
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[edit] Medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Namig Abdullayev | 1996 Atlanta | Wrestling | Men's freestyle flyweight |
 Gold |
Zemfira Meftakhetdinova | 2000 Sydney | Shooting | Women's skeet |
| Gold |
Namig Abdullayev | 2000 Sydney | Wrestling | Men's freestyle flyweight |
 Bronze |
Vugar Alakparov | 2000 Sydney | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
| Gold |
Farid Mansurov | 2004 Athens | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight |
| Bronze |
Fuad Aslanov | 2004 Athens | Boxing | Men's flyweight |
| Bronze |
Aghasi Mammadov | 2004 Athens | Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
| Bronze |
Irada Ashumova | 2004 Athens | Shooting | Women's 25 m pistol |
| Bronze |
Zemfira Meftakhetdinova | 2004 Athens | Shooting | Women's skeet |
[edit] Medal tables
- See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count
[edit] Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
[edit] Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1998 Nagano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Turin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Wrestling | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
