Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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.

Medalists

Silver

• Namik Abdullayev — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight

Results by event

Boxing

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 Blocus (France), referee stopped contest in first round

* Quarter Finals — Lost to Duncan Dokiwari (Nigeria), referee stopped contest in third round

Weightlifting

Men's Light-Heavyweight

• Tofik Geydarov

* Final — 150.0 + 180.0 = 330.0 (→ 11th place)

References

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