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 |
|
| 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.
Medalists
The country won two medals, a silver and a bronze.
| 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
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics| 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
Main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer ParalympicsMen
| 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
Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer ParalympicsThe 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
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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