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 twenty-six medals at the Summer Olympic Games, in wrestling, shooting, boxing, judo, and weightlifting. The nation has not won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic was created in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.
Medal tables
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Medals by Summer Games
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Medals by Winter Games
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Medals by sport
List of medalists
Participants by sport
Summer Games
Sport |
1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
Total |
Athletics |
Field events |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
18 |
Track events |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Boxing |
2 |
5 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
26 |
Canoeing |
Sprint |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Cycling |
Road |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Diving |
Platform |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Equestrian |
Show jumping |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Fencing |
Individual sabre |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Gymnastics |
Artistic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
Individual rhythmic |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Team rhythmic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Judo |
2 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
23 |
Rowing |
Single sculls |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Shooting |
Air & Sporting Pistol |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
Skeet |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Swimming |
Breaststroke |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
Butterfly |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Freestyle |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Taekwondo |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
Weightlifting |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
20 |
Wrestling |
Græco-Roman |
2 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
53 |
Freestyle |
6 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
8 |
Total |
23 |
31 |
36 |
44 |
53 |
187 |
Winter Games
Flag Bearers
See also
External links
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- "Azerbaijani Wrestler Namig Abdullayev Wins Olympic Gold," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 8:4 (Winter 2000), p. 76.
- "Zemfira Meftahatdinova: Right on Target, Olympic Gold, Skeet Shooter," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 8:4 (Winter 2000), p. 79.
- "Vugar Alakbarov, Olympic Bronze in Boxing," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 8:4 (Winter 2000), p. 78.
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