| Azerbaijan at the 2019 Military World Games | |
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| IOC code | AZE |
| in Wuhan, China 18 October 2019 – 27 October 2019 | |
| Medals Ranked 38th |
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| Military World Games appearances | |
Azerbaijan competed at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China from 18 to 27 October 2019. In total, athletes representing Azerbaijan won two silver and four bronze medals and the country finished in 38th place in the medal table.
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Hasan Aliyev | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| Silver | Rafig Huseynov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| Bronze | Salman Alizada | Boxing | Men's -49 kg |
| Bronze | Hidayat Heydarov | Judo | Men's -81 kg |
| Bronze | Mammadali Mehdiyev | Judo | Men's -90 kg |
| Bronze | Mikayil Rahmanov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg |
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