Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | AZE |
NPC | National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan |
Website | www |
in Atlanta | |
Competitors | 2 |
Medals |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Soviet Union (1988) Unified Team (1992) |
Two males athletes from Azerbaijan competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. [1]
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million.
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 210 events, 155 for men and 55 for women.
Azerbaijan made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with a two-man delegation to compete in track and field and powerlifting. It has taken part in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics. The country made its debut at the Winter Paralympics in 2022.
Three male athletes from Burkina Faso competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Ten athletes from Cuba competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Competitors from Cuba won 11 medals, including 8 golds and 3 silvers to finish 23rd in the medal table. All their medals were won in athletics.
49 athletes from Austria competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
38 athletes from Belgium competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
81 athletes from Japan competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
45 athletes from Denmark competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
65 athletes from Finland competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Sixteen male athletes from Greece competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
42 athletes from Hungary competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
38 athletes from Mexico competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Mexico won three gold medals, five silver and three bronze.
42 athletes from Norway competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
61 athletes from Poland competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
45 athletes from Switzerland competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Thirty athletes from Ukraine competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
65 athletes from South Korea competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
Seven male athletes from Thailand competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Two men won bronze medals for their country.
Around 624,000 people of Azerbaijan have varying degrees of disability, which makes up about 6.4% of the population.