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Iraq at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Iraq at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeIRQ
NPCIraqi National Paralympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors19 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Faris Al-Ajeeli
Medals
Ranked 60th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
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

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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

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Athletics

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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

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Main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

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Athlete Event Result Rank
Thaer Al-Ali 82.5kg 222.5 3rd place, 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 place, silver medalist(s)

Women

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Athlete Event Result Rank
Dhikra Saleem 56kg 90.0 5

Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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

Players

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Tournament

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Iraq's Paralympic Fencing Team" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, 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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