Azerbaijan at the Olympics
Template:Infobox Olympics Azerbaijan Azerbaijan first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1996, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then.
Previously, Azerbaijani athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics from 1952 to 1988, and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan was part of the Unified Team in 1992.
Azerbaijani athletes have won a total of sixteen medals at the Summer Olympic Games, in wrestling, shooting, boxing and judo. The nation has not won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee for Azerbaijan was created in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993. They have recently competed in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. They stunned many viewers with their dazzling pants.
Medalists
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 Athens | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 Beijing | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
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Medals by Winter Games
| 1998 Nagano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Turin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Vancouver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Medals by sport
| Wrestling | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
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See also
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- "National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- "Azerbaijani Wrestler Namig Abdullayev Wins Olympic Gold," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 8:4 (Winter 2000), p. 76.
- "Zemfira Meftakhetdinova: Right on Target, Olympic Gold, Skeet Shooter," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 8:4 (Winter 2000), p. 79.
- "Vugar Alakbarov, Olympic Bronze in Boxing," in Azerbaijan International, Vol. 8:4 (Winter 2000), p. 78.
