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Sporting event delegation
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 56 medals at the Summer Olympic Games . The nation has not won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games . The National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic was created in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.
In 2016, Azerbaijan became one of only two nations (the other being Great Britain , also between 2000 and 2016) ever to increase the number of medals achieved in five consecutive Games.[ 1]
Medals by Summer Games [ edit ]
Medals by Winter Games [ edit ]
Medals by Summer Sport [ edit ] Leading in that sport
Disqualified Medalists [ edit ] Participants by sport [ edit ]
Sport
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
Total
Athletics
Field events 2
3
3
2
2
18
Track events 2
1
2
0
1
Boxing
2
5
9
2
8
26
Canoeing
Sprint
0
0
0
0
3
3
Cycling
Road
0
0
0
0
1
1
Diving
Platform
1
1
0
0
0
2
Equestrian
Show jumping
0
0
0
1
1
2
Fencing
Individual sabre
1
0
1
0
1
3
Gymnastics
Artistic 0
0
0
0
1
11
Individual rhythmic 0
0
1
2
1
Team rhythmic 0
0
0
0
6
Judo
2
4
3
6
8
23
Rowing
Single sculls
0
0
0
0
2
2
Shooting
Air & Sporting Pistol
1
1
1
0
1
8
Skeet
1
1
1
1
0
Swimming
Breaststroke 0
0
1
1
1
9
Butterfly 0
0
0
0
1
Freestyle 1
2
1
1
0
Taekwondo
0
0
2
1
2
5
Weightlifting
2
2
5
5
6
20
Wrestling
Græco-Roman
2
2
3
6
5
53
Freestyle
6
7
4
10
8
Total
23
31
36
44
53
187
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"Zemfira Meftahatdinova: 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.
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