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.
In total, 23 athletes represented Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across nine different sports.
Azerbaijan won one medal at the games after Namik Abdullayev claimed silver in the wrestling men's freestyle 52 kg.
In total, four Azeri athletes participated in the athletics events â 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.
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In total, two Azeri athletes participated in the boxing events â Ilkham Kerimov in the light heavyweight category and Adalat Mammadov in the super heavyweight category.
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In total, one Azeri athlete participated in the diving events â Emin Zhabrayilov in the men's 10 m platform.
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In total, one Azeri athlete participated in the fencing events â Elxan MÃÂmmÃÂdov in the men's individual sabre.
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In total, two Azeri athletes participated in the judo events â Nazim Huseynov in the men's âÂÂ60 kg category and Zulfiyya Huseynova in the women's âÂÂ56 kg category.
In total, two Azeri athletes participated in the shooting events â Irada Ashumova in the women's 10 m air pistol and the women's 25 m pistol, Valeri Timokhin in the men's skeet.
In total, one Azeri athlete participated in the swimming events â Emin Guliyev in the men's 50 m freestyle.
In total, two Azeri athletes participated in the weightlifting events â Tofig Heydarov in the âÂÂ83 kg category and Asif Malikov in the âÂÂ59 kg category.
In total, eight Azeri athletes participated in the wrestling events â Arif Abdullayev in the men's freestyle âÂÂ57 kg category, Namig Abdullayev in the men's freestyle âÂÂ52 kg category, Vilayet Aghayev in the men's Greco-Roman âÂÂ57 kg category, Elshad Allahverdiyev in the men's freestyle âÂÂ68 kg category, Magomedsalam Gadzhiev in the men's freestyle âÂÂ74 kg category, Magomed Ibragimov in the men's freestyle âÂÂ82 kg category, Davud Magomedov in the men's freestyle âÂÂ100 kg category and Tahir Zahidov in the men's Greco-Roman âÂÂ48 kg category.