Summer Paralympics 2008 / Participants (Azerbaijan)

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Azerbaijan took the 20 athletes 2008 Summer Paralympics in China's Beijing in part.

The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the judoka Ilham Zakiyev . He and the athlete Olokhan Musayev were the most successful athletes on their team, each with a gold medal.

Participants by sport

Judo

Men

• İlkin Əlişov
• Ramin Əliyev
• Ramin İbrahimov 1 × (class up to 60 kg)
• Tofiq Məmmədov , 1 × (class up to 90 kg)
• Natiq Novruzzadə
• Kərim Sərdərov , 1 × (class up to 100 kg)
• İlham Zəkiyev , 1 × (class over 100 kg)

athletics

Men

• Zeynəddin Bilalov , 1 × (triple jump, class F11)
• Vüqar Mehdiyev , 1 × (200 meters, class T13)
• Elçin Muradov
• Oloxan Musayev , 1 × (shot put, class F55 / 56)
• Rza Osmanov , 1 × (400 meters, class T12)
• Oleq Panyutin , 1 × (long jump, class F12)
• Ruslan Səfərov
• Vladimir Zayets , 1 × (triple jump, class F12)

Powerlifting (bench press)

Men

• Məhərrəm Əliyev
• Elşən Hüseynov
• Mehman Ramazanzad

shoot

Women

• Yelena Taranova

Men

• Əkbər Muradov

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Summer Paralympic Participant List ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Query at paralympic.org (as of September 28, 2008)
2. ↑ Paralympic.org, September 28, 2008, list of standard bearers ( memento of March 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )