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Latest Azerbaijan Medals
| Medal | Sport | Event | Athlete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Boxing | Men's Super Heavyweight | Magomedrasul Medzhidov |
| Bronze | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 96 kg | Khetag Gazyumov |
| Bronze | Boxing | Men's Heavyweight (81-91 kg) | Teymur Mammadov |
| Gold | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 60 kg | Toghrul Asgarov |
| Gold | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 84 kg | Sharif Sharifov |
| Bronze | Wrestling | Women's Freestyle 55 kg | Yuliya Ratkevich |
| Silver | Wrestling | Women's Freestyle 48 kg | Mariya Stadnyk |
| Bronze | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg | Emin Ahmadov |
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| Event Type | Sport | Event | Stage | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal/Final | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 96 kg | Semifinal | See Results |
| Medal/Final | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 66 kg | Semifinal | See Results |
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 96 kg | Quarterfinal | See Results | |
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 66 kg | Semifinal | See Results | |
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 96 kg | Quarterfinal | See Results | |
| Wrestling | Men's Freestyle 66 kg | Quarterfinal | See Results |
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Schedule
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- Medals
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- Rank 30
- Gold 2
- Silver 2
- Bronze 6
- Total 10
- Capital City
- Baku
- National Languages
- Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census)
- Total Area
- 33,436 miles² (86,600 km²)
- Population
- 8,177,717 people
Overall Medal Count
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 10 | Australia | 7 | 16 | 12 | 35 |
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