| Azerbaijan at the Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AZE |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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Azerbaijan has participated at the Summer Youth Olympic Games in every edition since the inaugural 2010 Games and they participated the first time at the Winter Youth Olympic Games on 2020 Games.
Medals by Summer Games
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| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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 Gold | Yelyzaveta Luzan |  2018 Buenos Aires |  Gymnastics | Mixed multi-discipline team |
| # | Games | Season | Flag bearer | Sport |
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| 4 | 2020 Lausanne | Winter | Ekaterina Ryabova | Figure skating |
| 3 | 2018 Buenos Aires | Summer | Nurlan Safarov | Boxing |
| 2 | 2014 Nanjing | Summer | Igbal Hajizada | Wrestling |
| 1 | 2010 Singapore | Summer | Shaban Shahpalangov | Boxing |
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