Iraq at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Iraq at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code IRQ
NPC Iraqi National Paralympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors 19 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Faris Al-Ajeeli
Medals
Ranked 60th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Paralympics appearances

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
 SilverMohsin RasoolPowerliftingMen's -56 kg11 September
 BronzeThaer al-AliPowerliftingMen's -82.50 kg15 September

Sports

Athletics

Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Alaa Jasim Al-Qaysi 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

Men

Athlete Event Result Rank
Thaer Al-Ali 82.5kg 222.5 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Hasan Al-Temeemi 60kg 152.5 9
Hussein Juboori 52kg 165.0 4
Mohammed Mohammed 67.5kg 175.0 9
Rasool Mohsin 56kg 185.0 2nd, silver medalist(s)

Women

Athlete Event Result Rank
Dhikra Saleem 56kg 90.0 5

Volleyball

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

Players

  • Saeed Al Mimar
  • Salah Al Shammari
  • Hussain Al Ugbi
  • Naser Alaibi
  • Ahmed Dahash
  • Muayad Hattab
  • Hadi Juboori
  • Majeed Kaabi
  • Mahdi Khayoon
  • Majeed Majeed
  • Abdulmunem Mohmmed
  • Ahmed Whailani

Tournament

8th September 2008
19:30		  Iraq (IRQ) 0 – 3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 500
Referee(s): Jung Mal Soon (South Korea)
6
14
16		 Set 1
Set 2
Set 3		 25
25
25
9th September 2008
15:30		  Russia (RUS) 3 - 0  Iraq (IRQ) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 1,300
Referee(s): Joseph Campbell (United States)
25
25
25		 Set 1
Set 2
Set 3		 13
8
15
10th September 2008
19:30		  Iraq (IRQ) 0 – 3  China (CHN) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee(s): Ronaldo Tadeu Chaves (Brazil)
9
17
12		 Set 1
Set 2
Set 3		 25
25
25
5th-8th classification
13th September 2008  Brazil (BRA) 3 - 1  Iraq (IRQ) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
25
20
25
25		 Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4		 13
25
16
18
7th-8th classification
14th September 2008  Iraq (IRQ) 3 - 0  Japan (JPN) China Agricultural University Gymnasium
25
25
25		 Set 1
Set 2
Set 3		 15
15
14

See also

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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