Iraq at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | IRQ |
NPC | Iraqi National Paralympic Committee |
in Athens | |
Competitors | 8 in 3 sports |
Medals Ranked 53rd |
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Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Iraq competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included eight athletes, all of them men. [1] [2]
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The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 September to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.
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Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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![]() | Faris Abed | Powerlifting | Men's +100kg |
![]() | Thaair Hussin | Powerlifting | Men's 82.5kg |
Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
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Result | Points | Rank | |||
Mohamd Baker | F42 | Discus | 36.99 | - | 7 |
Bashar Meklef | F55 | Discus | 30.26 | - | 6 |
F55-56 | Javelin | 19.30 | 660 | 19 |
Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
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Faris Abed | +100kg | 237.5 | ![]() |
Thaair Hussin | 82.5kg | 202.5 | ![]() |
Mohammed Karim | 52kg | 152.5 | 4 |
Hasan Reda Ali | 100kg | 170.0 | 12 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
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Opposition | Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Kaled Khder | Men's foil A | ![]() | L 4–5 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
![]() | L 1-5 | ||||||||
![]() | L 0-5 | ||||||||
![]() | L 2-5 | ||||||||
![]() | L 1-5 | ||||||||
Men's sabre A | ![]() | L 1-5 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
![]() | L 1-5 | ||||||||
![]() | L 0-5 | ||||||||
![]() | L 2-5 | ||||||||
![]() | W 5-2 |
Iraq made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. It has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, but never in the Winter Paralympics. Iraqi Paralympians have won a total of thirteen medals: three gold, six silver and four bronze.
Iraq competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
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