Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	AZE
Nocname:	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1996
Website:
Location:	Atlanta
Competitors:	23 (20 men, 3 women)
Sports:	9
Flagbearer:	Nazim Hüseynov
Rank:	61
Gold:	0
Silver:	1
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1996
See also:	(1900–1912) (1952–1988) (1992)

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]

Athletics

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

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Vasif Asadov	Triple jump	16.21	27	did not advance
Aleksey Fatyanov	Triple jump	16.14	31	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ilkham Kerimov	Light heavyweight	L 3–22	did not advance				17
Adalat Mammadov	Super heavyweight	W RSC2	W RSC1	L RSC3	did not advance		8

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Men's Light-Heavyweight

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