| Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AZE |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
| Website | www |
| inAtlanta | |
| Competitors | 23 (20 men, 3 women) in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Nazim Hüseynov |
| Medals Ranked 61st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) | |
Azerbaijan was represented at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,Georgia, United States by theNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
It was the first time Azerbaijan had competed at the summer Olympics followingindependence from the Soviet Union.
In total, 23 athletes including 20 men and three woman represented Azerbaijan in nine different sports including athletics, boxing, diving, fencing, judo, shooting, swimming, weightlifting and wrestling.
Azerbaijan won one medal at the games afterNamik Abdullayev claimed silver in thewrestling men's freestyle 52 kg.
In total, 23 athletes represented Azerbaijan at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,Georgia, United States across nine different sports.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | – | 2 |
| Wrestling | 8 | – | 8 |
| Total | 20 | 3 | 23 |
Azerbaijan won one medal at the games afterNamik Abdullayev claimed silver in thewrestling men's freestyle 52 kg.[1]
In total, four Azeri athletes participated in the athletics events –Arif Akhundov in themen's 100 m,Vasif Asadov andAleksey Fatyanov in themen's triple jump andElvira Cabbarova in thewomen's 100 m.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Arif Akhundov | Men's 100 m | 11.11 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| Elvira Cabbarova | Women's 100 m | 11.96 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
Source:[2]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Vasif Asadov | Men's triple jump | 16.21 | 27 | did not advance | |
| Aleksey Fatyanov | 16.14 | 31 | did not advance | ||
Source:[2]
In total, two Azeri athletes participated in the boxing events –Ilkham Kerimov in thelight heavyweight category andAdalat Mammadov in thesuper heavyweight category.[1]
| 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 | 17 | |||
| Adalat Mammadov | Super heavyweight |  Horáček (CZE)W RSC2 |  Blocus (FRA)W RSC1 |  Dokiwari (NGR)L RSC3 | did not advance | 8 | |
Source:[2]
In total, one Azeri athlete participated in the diving events –Emin Zhabrayilov in themen's 10 m platform.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Emin Zhabrayilov | 10 m platform | 294.93 | 27 | did not advance | |||
Source:[2]
In total, one Azeri athlete participated in the fencing events –Elxan Məmmədov in themen's individual sabre.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Elxan Məmmədov | Individual sabre |  Kaliuzhniy (UKR)W 5–15 | did not advance | 40 | |||
Source:[2]
In total, two Azeri athletes participated in the judo events –Nazim Huseynov in themen's –60 kg category andZulfiyya Huseynova in thewomen's –56 kg category.[1]
In total, two Azeri athletes participated in the shooting events –Irada Ashumova in thewomen's 10 m air pistol and thewomen's 25 m pistol,Valeri Timokhin in themen's skeet.[1]
In total, one Azeri athlete participated in the swimming events –Emin Guliyev in themen's 50 m freestyle.[1]
In total, two Azeri athletes participated in the weightlifting events –Tofig Heydarov in the–83 kg category andAsif Malikov in the–59 kg category.[1]
In total, eight Azeri athletes participated in the wrestling events –Arif Abdullayev in themen's freestyle –57 kg category,Namig Abdullayev in themen's freestyle –52 kg category,Vilayet Aghayev in themen's Greco-Roman –57 kg category,Elshad Allahverdiyev in themen's freestyle –68 kg category,Magomedsalam Gadzhiev in themen's freestyle –74 kg category,Magomed Ibragimov in themen's freestyle –82 kg category,Davud Magomedov in themen's freestyle –100 kg category andTahir Zahidov in themen's Greco-Roman –48 kg category.[1]
