Iraq at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Iraq at the 1984 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRQ
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Iraq
Website	www.iraqiolympic.org  (in Arabic)
in Los Angeles
Competitors	23
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Iraq competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Light flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Abbas Zeghayer ^[a]

• First Round — Lost to William Bagonza (UGA), RSC-2

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Samir Khenyab

• Second Round — Lost to Reiner Gies (FRG), 4:1

Men's Light heavyweight (– 81 kg)

• Ismail Salman ^[b]

• Second Round — Lost to Evander Holyfield (USA), RSC-2

Football

Main article: Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics

• Iraq =13th place

• Group B: drew against Canada 1-1; lost against Cameroon 1-0; lost against Yugoslavia 2-4
• Adnan Dirjal, Ali Hussein Shihab, Emad Jassim, Husam Nima Nasser, Hussain Saeed, Kadhum Mutashar, Karim Saddam, Karim Allawi, Khalil Allawi, Mohammed Fadel, Natik Hashim, Raheem Hamid, Raad Hammoudi, Sadik Musa, Wameedh Munir, Karim Jaafar (DNS), Fatah Nasif (DNS)

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Mohammed Yaseen Mohammed (6th)

Men's Middle heavyweight (– 90 kg)

• Mohammed Taher Mohammed (17th)

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Freestyle Bantamweight (– 57 kg)

• Marwan Suhail Abood eliminated (6th place, eliminatory round, Group A)

Men's Freestyle Welterweight (– 74 kg)

• Ali Hussain Faris eliminated (6th place, eliminatory round, Group A)

Men's Freestyle Light heavyweight (– 90 kg)

• Abdul-Rahman Breesam Mohammed eliminated (7th place, eliminatory round, Group B)

Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight (– 74 kg)

• Ali Hussain Faris eliminated (8th place, eliminatory round, Group B)

Men's Greco-Roman Light heavyweight (– 90 kg)

• Abdul-Rahman Breesam Mohammed eliminated (7th place, eliminatory round, Group A)

Notes

1. otherwise Abbas Khalaf Zeghayer or Abbas Zaghayer
2. otherwise Ismail Khalil Salman

References

• Official Olympic Reports