Iraq at the 2006 Asian Games

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Iraq at the
2006 Asian Games
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg
IOC code IRQ
NOC National Olympic Committee of Iraq
in Doha
Competitors86
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
3
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Iraq, despite going through a civil war, participated in the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar. [1]

Contents

The country was represented by 86 athletes participating in 17 sports, including football, cue sports, and weightlifting. Its last medals at the Asian Games were in 1986 at Seoul, South Korea, where it won five silver and two bronze medals. [2]

Participation details

Boxing

Five boxers represented Iraq in this edition of the Asiad. Three of the five athletes made it to the quarterfinals but none succeeded in pushing through the semifinals, leaving Iraq ranked 15th in boxing.

Entry list

Results

  • Venue: ASPIRE Hall 5
Qualification bouts
December 2, 2006
Weight divisionCorner-Name (NOC)WinnerPointsTime/Decision
Featherweight RED Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg MAHDI Suraka (IRQ)
BLUE Flag of Pakistan.svg SAJID Muhamad (PAK)		RED+27:27PTS 1
Preliminary bouts
December 3, 2006
Flyweight BLUE Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg MUTUSHR Majeed (IRQ)
RED Flag of Japan.svg SUSA Katsuaki (JPN)		RED4:24RSCOS-R3
FeatherweightBLUE Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg MAHDI Suraka (IRQ)
RED Flag of the Philippines.svg MARCIAL Anthony (PHI)		RED4:24RSCOS-R2
December 4, 2006
Light Flyweight RED Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg NAJAH Ali (IRQ)
BLUE Flag of Mongolia.svg JIGJID Otgonbayar (MGL)		RED33:8PTS
December 5, 2006
Light Welterweight BLUE Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg ZUHIR Jabar (IRQ)
RED Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg AMINI Mohammad Naim (AFG)		BLUE34:13PTS
Quarterfinals
December 7, 2006
Light WelterweightRED Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg ZUHIR Jabar (IRQ)
BLUE Flag of South Korea.svg SHIN Myung Hoon (KOR)		BLUE10:29PTS
December 8, 2006
Light FlyweightBLUE Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg NAJAH Ali (IRQ)
RED Flag of Thailand.svg PANNON Suban (THA)		RED21:30PTS
Heavyweight BLUE Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg ALI Salman (IRQ)
RED Flag of Kazakhstan.svg GOTFRID Dmitriy (KAZ)		RED2:22RSCOS-R2

Legend:
PTS - Points, Referee Stop Contest, RSCOS - Referee Stop Contest Outscored, R - Round

^1 The winner was based on the points scored on the third round

Football

Round One

Group B
Unlike other nations, Iraqi olympic football team (U-23) represented the nation in the Asian games. Iraq2006.jpg
Unlike other nations, Iraqi olympic football team (U-23) represented the nation in the Asian games.
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq 321080+87
2Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 312041+35
3Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 302113−22
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3012211−91
Source: RSSSF
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg0–6Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq
Karrar 18'
Ahmed 24'
Mostafa 36', 63'
Alwan 82'
Rehema 89'
Attendance: 1300
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg2–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Mostafa 5'
Mahmoud 7'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg0–0Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria
Attendance: 2200
Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia)

Round Two

Group E
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 330062+49
2Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq 320161+56
3Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 310245−13
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3003210−80
Source: RSSSF
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–0Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq
Zhou Haibin 7'
Attendance: 615
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg0–2Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq
Rehema 30'
Abdul-Zahra 47'+
Referee: Ajja Gowder (India)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–4Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq
Rehema 14'
Mahmoud 54', 55'
Mostafa 65'
Referee: Naser Alghafary (Jordan)

Quarterfinal

Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg1–2Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq
Geyhrikh 46'+ Karra 10'
Alwan 95'
Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia)

Semi finals

Iraq  Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg1–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Samer 24'
Referee: Ali Albadwawi (UAE)

Gold medal match

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–0Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq
Bilal 65'
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Iraq wins silver medal

Weightlifting

The 21-year-old Harem Ali earned Iraq its first medal in the 2006 Asian games, as he captured bronze in the Men's 77 kg.

Men's 77Kg

  • December 4, 18:00
  • Al-Dana Banquet Hall


AthleteNOCSnatchClean & JerkTotal
LI Hongli Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 165196361
LEE Jeong Jae Flag of South Korea.svg 150191341
ALI Harem Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg 155186341

Men's 105Kg

  • December 6, 16:00
  • Al-Dana Banquet Hall
AthleteNOCSnatchClean & JerkTotal
JOUGHILI Ahed Flag of Syria (2025-).svg 170222392
ALJUAIFRI Mahammad Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg 175216391
AKHMETOV Bakhyt Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 175213388
KIM Wha Seung Flag of South Korea.svg 176200376
KHUDAIR Khudair Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg 165205370

Men's 105+ Kg

  • December 6, 19:00
  • Al-Dana Banquet Hall
AthleteNOCSnatchClean & JerkTotal
REZA ZADEH Hossein Flag of Iran.svg 195230425
SALEM Jaber Flag of Qatar.svg 185225410
MARTEMYANOV Andrey Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 168213381
MHAMED Haidar Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg 174206380

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic Council of Asia : Games". 2010-11-21. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  2. ↑ "OCA » Seoul 1986". www.ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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