Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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Azerbaijan at the Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing | ||||||||||
Competitors | 18 in 4 sports | |||||||||
Flag bearer | Ilham Zakiyev | |||||||||
Medals Rank: 38 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 5 |
Total 10 |
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Paralympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
Summer Games | ||||||||||
Other related appearances | ||||||||||
Soviet Union (1960–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
Azerbaijan competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consisted of eighteen competitors in four sports: seven judoka, seven track and field athletes, three powerlifters, and one shooter.[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]
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Ilham Zakiyev | Judo | Men +100 kg | 9 September |
Gold | Olokhan Musayev | Athletics | Men's Shot Put - F55/56 | 15 September |
Silver | Tofig Mammadov | Judo | Men -90 kg | 9 September |
Silver | Karim Sardarov | Judo | Men -100 kg | 9 September |
Silver | Zeynidin Bilalov | Athletics | Men's triple jump - F11 | 12 September |
Bronze | Ramin Ibrahimov | Judo | Men -60 kg | 7 September |
Bronze | Vladimir Zayets | Athletics | Men's triple jump - F12 | 8 September |
Bronze | Oleg Panyutin | Athletics | Men's long jump - F12 | 13 September |
Bronze | Rza Osmanov | Athletics | Men's 400m - T12 | 13 September |
Bronze | Vugar Mehdiyev | Athletics | Men's 200m - T13 | 16 September |