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 field
Judo
Men
Powerlifting
Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
Maharram Aliyev | +100kg | 205.0 | 7 |
Elshan Huseynov | 90kg | 190.0 | 5 |
Mehman Ramazanzade | 100kg | 190.0 | 8 |
Shooting