Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Azerbaijan competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Azerbaijani athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. 23 competitors, 20 men and 3 women, took part in 23 events in 9 sports.[1]

Azerbaijan at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAZE
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic
Websitewww.noc-aze.org (in Azerbaijani and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors23 (20 men, 3 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer Nazim Hüseynov
Medals
Ranked 61st
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverNamik AbdullayevWrestlingMen's freestyle 52 kgAugust 1

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Arif Akhundov 100 m 11.11 7 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Vasif Asadov Triple jump 16.21 27 Did not advance
Aleksey Fatyanov 16.14 31 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Elvira Cabbarova 100 m 11.96 8 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Ilkham Kerimov Light heavyweight  Ismael Kone (SWE)
L 3–22		 Did not advance 17T
Adalat Mammadov Super heavyweight  Horáček (CZE)
W RSC2		  Blocus (FRA)
W RSC1		  Dokiwari (NGR)
L RSC3		 Did not advance 8

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semi-finals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Emin Zhabrayilov 10 m platform 294.93 27 Did not advance

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

One male fencer represented Azerbaijan in 1996.

Men's sabre
  • Elxan Məmmədov

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Light-Heavyweight

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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References
  1. "Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-05.


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