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. 23 competitors, 20 men and 3 women, took part in 23 events in 9 sports.[1]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Namik Abdullayev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 52 kg | August 1 |
Athletics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Arif Akhundov | 100 m | 11.11 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Vasif Asadov | Triple jump | 16.21 | 27 | did not advance | |
| Aleksey Fatyanov | 16.14 | 31 | did not advance | ||
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Elvira Cabbarova | 100 m | 11.96 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Ilkham Kerimov | Light heavyweight |  Ismael Kone (SWE)L 3–22 |
did not advance | 17 | |||
| Adalat Mammadov | Super heavyweight |  Horáček (CZE)W RSC2 |
 Blocus (FRA)W RSC1 |
 Dokiwari (NGR)L RSC3 |
did not advance | 8 | |
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Emin Zhabrayilov | 10 m platform | 294.93 | 27 | did not advance | |||
Fencing
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Elxan Məmmədov | Individual sabre |  Kaliuzhniy (UKR)W 5–15 |
did not advance | 40 | |||
Judo
- Men
- Women
Shooting
Swimming
Weightlifting
Men's Light-Heavyweight
- Tofig Heydarov
- Final — 150.0 + 180.0 = 330.0 (→ 11th place)
Wrestling
- Key
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Namig Abdullayev | −52 kg |  Rosselli (USA)W 3–0 PO |
 Sasayama (JPN)W 4–0 ST |
1 Q |  Achilov (UZB)W 4–0 ST |
 Mohammadi (IRI)W 4–0 ST |
 Yordanov (BUL)L 1–3 PP |
|
References
- ^ "Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-05.