Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
first participated at the
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
in 1948. Iraqis missed the
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
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and boycotted the
1956 games over opposition to the
Suez Crisis. Following this absence, Iraq returned to win a Bronze medal at the
1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. They participated in the next three games but once again did not appear in the
1972
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and
1976 games to boycott
apartheid South Africa
Apartheid (, especially South African English: , ; , "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was ...
. In joining the
1976 Boycott, Iraq became only the second non-African state to participate in the boycott (the other being
Guyana). Since
1980, Iraq has appeared in every game despite the
Iraq Wars. On April 9, 2003, the
National Olympic Committee of Iraq
The National Olympic Committee of Iraq (NOCI) ( ar, اللجنة الاولمبية الوطنية العراقية) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Iraq. It was established in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committe ...
building in Baghdad was damaged in looting and fires from looters. Iraq's Olympic program recovered in time to compete in the
Athens Olympics the following year, and the Iraq football team almost won a bronze medal but were defeated by Italy in the bronze medal match. Iraq has never competed at the
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...
.
Iraq has only won one medal since they have entered the games. They won a bronze medal, in
weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.
Medal summary
Medal table
References
Sources
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They have been represented by
National Olympic Committee of Iraq
The National Olympic Committee of Iraq (NOCI) ( ar, اللجنة الاولمبية الوطنية العراقية) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Iraq. It was established in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committe ...
since entering.
Medal tables
Medals by sport
List of medalists
See also
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Abdul-Wahid Aziz
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Iraq at the Paralympics
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List of flag bearers for Iraq at the Olympics
External links
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Official Olympic Reports
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