Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AZE
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Website	www.olympic.az  (in Azerbaijani and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors	23 (20 men, 3 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Nazim Hüseynov
Medals Ranked 61st	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Azerbaijan was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

It was the first time Azerbaijan had competed at the summer Olympics following independence 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 after Namik Abdullayev claimed silver in the wrestling men's freestyle 52 kg.

Competitors

In total, 23 athletes represented Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 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

Medalists

Azerbaijan won one medal at the games after Namik Abdullayev claimed silver in the wrestling men's freestyle 52 kg. ^[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, four Azeri athletes participated in the athletics events – Arif Akhundov in the men's 100 m, Vasif Asadov and Aleksey Fatyanov in the men's triple jump and Elvira Cabbarova in the women's 100 m. ^[1]

Track & road events

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]

Field events

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]

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, two Azeri athletes participated in the boxing events – Ilkham Kerimov in the light heavyweight category and Adalat Mammadov in the super 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]

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, one Azeri athlete participated in the diving events – Emin Zhabrayilov in the men'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]

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, one Azeri athlete participated in the fencing events – Elxan Məmmədov in the men'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]

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, two Azeri athletes participated in the judo events – Nazim Huseynov in the men's –60 kg category and Zulfiyya Huseynova in the women's –56 kg category. ^[1]

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, two Azeri athletes participated in the shooting events – Irada Ashumova in the women's 10 m air pistol and the women's 25 m pistol, Valeri Timokhin in the men's skeet. ^[1]

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, one Azeri athlete participated in the swimming events – Emin Guliyev in the men's 50 m freestyle. ^[1]

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, two Azeri athletes participated in the weightlifting events – Tofig Heydarov in the –83 kg category and Asif Malikov in the –59 kg category. ^[1]

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, eight Azeri athletes participated in the wrestling events – Arif Abdullayev in the men's freestyle –57 kg category, Namig Abdullayev in the men's freestyle –52 kg category, Vilayet Aghayev in the men's Greco-Roman –57 kg category, Elshad Allahverdiyev in the men's freestyle –68 kg category, Magomedsalam Gadzhiev in the men's freestyle –74 kg category, Magomed Ibragimov in the men's freestyle –82 kg category, Davud Magomedov in the men's freestyle –100 kg category and Tahir Zahidov in the men's Greco-Roman –48 kg category. ^[1]

References

1. "Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
2. Watkins, Ginger T., ed. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN   1-56145-150-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2025.