Iraq at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
Iraq at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | IRQ |
NPC | Iraqi National Paralympic Committee |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 19 in 3 sports |
Flag bearer | Faris Al-Ajeeli |
Medals Ranked 60th |
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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 | Thaer al-Ali | Powerlifting | Men's -82.50 kg | 15 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 | — | 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) |
See also
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
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