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. Medalists 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 Field events Women Track & road events Boxing Diving Men Fencing Judo Men Nazim Guseynov Women Zulfiya Guseynova Shooting Swimming Weightlifting Men's Light-Heavyweight Tofig Heydarov Final — 150.0 + 180.0 = 330.0 (→ 11th place) Wrestling Key - Victory by Fall. - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points. Men's freestyle Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 1996 in Azerbaijani sport References