| Npc: | AZE |
| Npcname: | National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan Republic |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Location: | Beijing |
| Competitors: | 18 |
| Sports: | 4 |
| Flagbearer: | Ilham Zakiyev |
| Rank: | 38 |
| Gold: | 2 |
| Silver: | 3 |
| Bronze: | 5 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1996 |
| See also: | (1960–1988) (1992) |
Azerbaijan competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of eighteen competitors in four sports: judo, athletics, powerlifting, and shooting.[1]
Before the games, President Ilham Aliyev announced cash prizes for Azerbaijanis who won a Paralympic medal. Gold medalists received 200,000 manat, silver medalists 100,000, and bronze medalists 50,000. The athletes' trainers also received a reward: 100,000, 50,000, and 25,000 manat for gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively.[2]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men +100 kg | 9 September | ||||
| Men's Shot Put - F55/56 | 15 September | ||||
| Men -90 kg | 9 September | ||||
| Men -100 kg | 9 September | ||||
| Men's triple jump - F11 | 12 September | ||||
| Men -60 kg | 7 September | ||||
| Men's triple jump - F12 | 8 September | ||||
| Men's long jump - F12 | 13 September | ||||
| Men's 400m - T12 | 13 September | ||||
| Men's 200m - T13 | 16 September |
See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Vugar Mehdiyev | T13 | 100m | 11.14 | 4 Q | 11.01 | 4 | ||
| 200m | 22.19 | 5 Q | 22.00 | |||||
| Elchin Muradov | T12 | 100m | 11.35 | 9 Q | 11.22 | 8 B | 11.19 | 6 |
| 200m | 23.38 | 14 | did not advance | |||||
| Reza Osmanov | T12 | 400m | 51.03 | 6 Q | 50.87 | 3 q | 50.20 | |
| Zynidin Bilalov Vugar Mehdiyev Elchin Muradov Reza Osmanov | T11-13 | 4x100m relay | DNF | |||||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | ||||
| Zeynidin Bilalov | F11 | Triple jump | 12.80 | style="text-align:center;" | - | |
| Olokhan Musayev | F55-56 | Shot put | 13.49 WR | 1162 | ||
| Oleg Panyutin | F12 | Long jump | 7.06 | style="text-align:center;" | - | |
| Vladimir Zayets | F12 | Long jump | 6.81 | style="text-align:center;" | - | 4 |
| Triple jump | 15.00 | style="text-align:center;" | - | |||
See main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ramin Ibrahimov | −60 kg | W 1000-0000 | W 1000-0000 | L 0001–1000s1 | W 1000–0000 | |||
| Ilkin Alishov | −66 kg | W 0001-0000s1 | L 0001s2-0010s1 | did not advance | L 0000s1-0101 | did not advance | 7 | |
| Ramin Aliyev | −73 kg | W 1001-0000 | L 0000s1-1001 | did not advance | L 0011s2-0110s1 | did not advance | 7 | |
| Natig Novruzzade | −81 kg | W 1000-0000 | L 0000-1000 | did not advance | L refuse to race | did not advance | 7 | |
| Tofig Mammadov | −90 kg | W 0211-0000s1 | W 0003s1-0001s1 | W 1100s1-0001 | L 0010s3–0100s2 | |||
| Karim Sardarov | −100 kg | W 1001s1–0001s1 | W 1000–0000 | L 0000s3–1101 | ||||
| Ilham Zakiyev | +100 kg | W 1000–0000 | W 1000–0001 | W 1000–0000 | ||||
See main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharram Aliyev | +100kg | 205.0 | 7 | |
| Elshan Huseynov | 90kg | 190.0 | 5 | |
| Mehman Ramazanzade | 100kg | 190.0 | 8 |
See main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Yelena Taranova | Mixed 25m pistol SH1 | 527 | 25 | align=center colspan="3" | did not advance | |
| Mixed 50m pistol SH1 | 517 | 16 | align=center colspan="3" | did not advance | ||
| Women's 10m air pistol SH1 | 364 | 8 Q | 96.1 | 460.1 | 6 | |