Iraq at the Olympics

Iraq at the
Olympics
IOC code IRQ
NOC National Olympic Committee of Iraq
Website www.nociraq.iq (in Arabic) (in English)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer appearances

Iraq first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948. Iraqis missed the 1952 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 and 1976 games to boycott apartheid South Africa. 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 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.

Iraq has only won one medal since they have entered the games. They won the medal in Weight lifting.

They have been represented by National Olympic Committee of Iraq since entering.

Medal tables

Medals by Games

Games Athletes Athletes by sport Total Rank
United Kingdom 1948 London12-210----------- 0000-
Finland 1952 HelsinkiDid not participate
Australia 1956 Melbourne
Italy 1960 Rome21-11-22-------51 001141
Japan 1964 Tokyo13-4-2--------7- 0000-
Mexico 1968 Mexico City3----1-------11 0000-
West Germany 1972 MunichDid not participate
Canada 1976 Montreal
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow43-6-7-16------59 0000-
United States 1984 Los Angeles23---3-15------23 0000-
South Korea 1988 Seoul27-2-3-16----1--5 0000-
Spain 1992 Barcelona8---2----1---5- 0000-
United States 1996 Atlanta3-1--1---1---1- 0000-
Australia 2000 Sydney4-2--1----1---- 0000-
Greece 2004 Athens24-2-1-171--1-11- 0000-
China 2008 Beijing4-2-----2------ 0000-
United Kingdom 2012 London812-1----11--11 0000-
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro241181112 0000-
Japan 2020 Tokyofuture event
France 2024 Paris
United States 2028 Los Angeles
Total0011141

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Weightlifting001158
Total0011141

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeAbdul Wahid AzizItaly 1960 Rome WeightliftingMen's Lightweight

See also

  • "Iraq". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Results and Medalists — Iraq". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Iraq". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06.
  • Official Olympic Reports
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