Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Paralympics


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.
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.

Medalists

Sports

Athletics

Men's track

Men's field

Judo

Men

Powerlifting

AthleteEventResultRank
Maharram Aliyev+100kg205.07
Elshan Huseynov90kg190.05
Mehman Ramazanzade100kg190.08

Shooting