Iraq at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Iraq at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Iraq.svg
IPC codeIRQ
NPCIraqi National Paralympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors19 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Faris Al-Ajeeli
Medals
Ranked 60th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Iraq sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Twenty Iraqis qualified to compete in the Games, in fields including powerlifting, athletics, and volleyball.[1]

Medalists[]

The country won two medals, a silver and a bronze.[2]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Rasool Mohsin Powerlifting Men's -56 kg 11 September
 Bronze Powerlifting Men's -82.50 kg 15 September

Sports[]

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
T12 Women's 100m 13.12 9 q 13.03 9 Did not advance
Women's 200m DNS Did not advance
F12 Women's long jump N/A 5.01 10

Powerlifting[]

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men[]

Athlete Event Result Rank
82.5kg 222.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
60kg 152.5 9
52kg 165.0 4
Mohammed Mohammed 67.5kg 175.0 9
Rasool Mohsin 56kg 185.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Women[]

Athlete Event Result Rank
56kg 90.0 5

Volleyball[]

Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 7th out of 8 teams.

Players[]

Tournament[]

8 September 2008
19:30 		 Iraq (IRQ) '0–3'  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 500
Referees: Jung Mal Soon (South Korea)
(6–25, 14–25, 16–25)
 
9 September 2008
15:30 		 Russia (RUS) '3'-0  Iraq (IRQ) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Joseph Campbell (United States)
(25–13, 25–8, 25–15)
 
10 September 2008
19:30 		 Iraq (IRQ) '0–3'  China (CHN) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Ronaldo Tadeu Chaves (Brazil)
(9–25, 17–25, 12–25)
 
5th-8th classification
13 September 2008  Brazil (BRA) '3'-1  Iraq (IRQ) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
(25–13, 20–25, 25–16, 25–18)
 
7th-8th classification
14 September 2008  Iraq (IRQ) '3'-0  Japan (JPN) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
(25–15, 25–15, 25–14)
 

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Iraq's Paralympic Fencing Team", International Herald Tribune
  2. ^ "Overall Medal Standings" Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the Beijing Paralympics
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