Iraq at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Iraq at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of Iraq (1963–1991).svg
IOC codeIRQ
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Iraq
Websitewww.iraqiolympic.org (in Arabic)
in Moscow
Competitors45
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Iraq competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The Middle Eastern nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.

Results by event[]

Athletics[]

Men's 110 m Hurdles

  • Heat — 14.89 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

  • Heat — 3:10.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Ali Hassan Kadhum
  • Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

  • Mujhid Fahad Khalifa
  • Qualification — 15.86 m (→ did not advance)

Boxing[]

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)

  • Farid Salman Mahdi
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Lost to Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) on points (0-5)


Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

  • Samir Khiniab
    1. First Round — Lost to Hugh Russell (Ireland) on points (0-5)


Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

  • Abdulzhava Jawad Ali
    1. First Round — Lost to Ravsal Otgonbayar (Mongolia) on points (1-4)


Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

  • Farouk Jawad
    1. First Round — Defeated Peter Aydele (Nigeria) on points (5-0)
    2. Second Round — Defeated John Munduga (Uganda) after knock-out in first round
    3. Quarter Finals — Lost to José Aguilar (Cuba) after referee stopped contest in third round

Football (soccer)[]

Men's Team Competition[]

  • Group Stage
Iraq 3 – 0 Costa Rica
Hadi Ahmed Goal 45'
Hussein Saeed Goal 49'
Falah Hassan Goal 75'		 Report
Republican Stadium, Kyiv
Referee: Zambia
Finland 0 – 0 Iraq
Report
Republican Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 40.000
Referee: Cuba
Yugoslavia 1 – 1 Iraq
Zoran Vujović Goal 63' Report Falah Hassan Goal 61'
Referee: André Daina Switzerland
  • Quarter Finals
East Germany 4 – 0 Iraq
Schnuphase Goal 4' (p.k.)
Netz Goal 11'
Steinbach Goal 17'
Terletzki Goal 22'		 Report
Republican Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 48.000
  • Team Roster
  • Head Coach: Anwar Jassam

References[]

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