Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Azerbaijan
competed in the Summer Olympic Games
as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta
, United States
. Previously, Azerbaijani athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
.
Boxing
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Super Heavyweight (> 91 kg)
Weightlifting
Men's Light-Heavyweight
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
competed in the Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Previously, Azerbaijani athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet republics. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania competed separately. The team has been informally called the Commonwealth of Independent States team, though Georgia was...
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Silver
- Namik Abdullayev — WrestlingWrestling at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal...
, Men's Freestyle Flyweight
BoxingBoxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- Ilkham Kerimov
- First Round — Lost to Ismael Kone (Sweden), 3-22
Super Heavyweight (> 91 kg)
- Adaliat Marnedov
- First Round — Defeated Petr Horacek (Czech Republic), referee stopped contest in second round
- Second Round — Defeated Josué BlocusJosué BlocusJosué Edmond Blocus is a French heavyweight boxer best known to compete in the 1996 Olympics.-Amateur:Blocus is a black Frenchman whose family is from Guadeloupe....
(France), referee stopped contest in first round - Quarter Finals — Lost to Duncan DokiwariDuncan DokiwariDuncan Dalnajeneso Danagogo Dokiwari is a Nigerian boxer. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a Men's Super Heavyweight bronze medal, together with Aleksey Lezin of Russia.-Background:...
(Nigeria), referee stopped contest in third round
WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in...
Men's Light-Heavyweight
- Tofik Geydarov
- Final — 150.0 + 180.0 = 330.0 (→ 11th place)