| Azerbaijan at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | AZE |
| NPC | National Paralympic Committee of Azerbaijan |
| Website | www |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 9 in 4 sports |
| Medals Ranked 45th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Soviet Union (1988) Unified Team (1992) | |
Azerbaijan competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. Two powerlifters failed drug tests for steroids in initial drug tests on 18 September 2004 and were banned for life from the Paralympics having both failed tests in previous championships. Sara Abbasova competed in the women's -82.5 kg category and had her first violation at the 2001 powerlifting championships in Hungary.[1] Gunduz Ismayilov who had set a world record and won a gold medal in Men's -90 kg competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics was stripped of it and had his record nullified after testing positive for nandrolone.[2]
- ^ Two powerlifters test positive for banned substances. USA Today. 22 September 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2008
- ^ Paralympic drug cheats beat Olympic record Archived 2008-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. SABC News. Retrieved 16 September 2008