Azerbaijan at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | AZE |
NPC | National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan Republic |
Website |
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in Sydney | |
Competitors | 7 |
Medals Ranked 60th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances ( overview) | |
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Azerbaijan competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia having won one silver medal. Powerlifter Gunduz Ismayilov who initially had won a gold medal in Men's -90kg competition lifting 240 kg to set a world record was stripped of it with his record nullified after testing positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone. [1] Ismayilov subsequently was banned from the Paralympics for life in 2004 after testing positive for stanazolol in the 2004 Summer Paralympics. [2]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Yelena Taranova | Shooting | Mixed free pistol - SH1 | 24 October |