Azerbaijan at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Azerbaijan competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia having won one silver medal. Powerlifter Gunduz Ismayilov who initially had won a gold medal in Men's -90kg competition lifting 240 kg to set a world record was stripped of it with his record nullified after testing positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone.[1] Ismayilov subsequently was banned from the Paralympics for life in 2004 after testing positive for stanazolol in the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[2]
| Azerbaijan at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | AZE |
| NPC | National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan Republic |
| Website | www |
| in Sydney | |
| Medals Ranked 60th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yelena Taranova | Shooting | Mixed free pistol - SH1 | 24 October |
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References
- Paralympic drug cheats beat Olympic record Archived 17 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. SABC News. Retrieved 16 September 2008
- Two powerlifters test positive for banned substances. USA Today. 22 September 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2008
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