Iraq at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

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
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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	Thaer al-Ali	Powerlifting	Men's -82.50 kg	15 September

Sports

Athletics

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alaa Jasim Al-Qaysi	T12	Women's 100m	13.12	9 q	13.03	9	did not advance
	T12	Women's 200m	DNS		did not advance
	F12	Women's long jump	—				5.01	10

Powerlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Thaer Al-Ali	82.5kg	222.5
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

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

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)

External links

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
International Paralympic Committee

References

^ "Iraq's Paralympic Fencing Team" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, International Herald Tribune
^ "Overall Medal Standings" Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the Beijing Paralympics