Iraq at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Iraq at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of Iraq (1959-1963).svg
IOC code IRQ
(IRK used at these Games)
NOC National Olympic Committee of Iraq
Website www.iraqiolympic.org  (in Arabic)
in Rome, Itaky
25 August–11 September 1960
Competitors21 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 41st
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Iraq competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 21 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 5 sports. [1] Abdul Wahid Aziz won the nation's only Olympic medal.

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Medalists

Bronze

Abdul Wahid Aziz weightlifting, men's lightweight

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Two cyclists represented Iraq in 1960.

Individual road race

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Iraq at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014.