| Iraq at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | IRQ |
| NPC | Iraqi National Paralympic Committee |
| in Tokyo, Japan August 24, 2021 – September 5, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 19 in 5 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Iraq competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Garrah Tnaiash | Athletics | Men's shot put F40 | 29 August |
 Bronze | Faris Abed | Powerlifting | Men's +107 kg | 30 August |
| Bronze | Wildan Nukhailawi | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F41 | 4 September |
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Athletics | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Powerlifting | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Table Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wheelchair Fencing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 19 |
Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual compound open - SULAIMAN Sulaiman
Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual recurve open - AL-SAEDI Zaman
Six athletes will be representing Iraq at the 2020 Summer Paralympics including reigning Paralympic champion Garrah Tnaiash in the men's shot put F40.
| Number | Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Men's Track | |||||||
| 1 | Ali Al-Rikabi | Men's 400m T38 | 53.27 | 4 Q | 50.90 | 4 | |
| Men's Field | |||||||
| 2 | Kovan Abdulraheem | Men's javelin throw F41 | — | 37.19 | 6 | ||
| 3 | Wildan Nukhailawi | Men's javelin throw F41 | — | 41.39 | | ||
| 4 | Ahmed Naas | Men's javelin throw F41 | — | 37.51 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Hussein Khafaji | Men's javelin throw F34 | — | 32.32 | 6 | ||
| 6 | Garrah Tnaiash | Men's shot put F40 | — | 11.15 | | ||
| Women's Track | |||||||
| 7 | Fatimah Suwaed | Women's 100m T35 | 15.61 | 4 Q | 15.39 | 6 | |
| 8 | Fatimah Suwaed | Women's 200m T35 | — | 32.79 | 5 | ||
| Number | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||
| 1 | Ali Al-Darraji | Men's 54 kg | 137 | 5 |
| 2 | Rasool Mohsin | Men's 72 kg | NM | - |
| 3 | Abbas Naisan | Men's 107 kg | 200 | 7 |
| 4 | Faris Abed | Men's +107 kg | 228 | |
| Women | ||||
| 5 | Hanan Al-Majidi | Women's 86 kg | NM | - |
| 6 | Huda Ali | Women's +86 kg | 90 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Najlah Aldayyeni | Individual C6 |  Alieva (RPC)L 1-3 |  Lee (KOR)L 1-3 | 3 | did not advance | |||
Wheelchair fencing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's foil A - AL-MADHKHOORI Zainulabdeen
Wheelchair fencing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's épée A - AL-MADHKHOORI Zainulabdeen
Wheelchair fencing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's épée B - ALI Ammar
Wheelchair fencing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's sabre B - ALI Ammar
Wheelchair fencing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's épée team - AL-MADHKHOORI Zainulabdeen / ALI Ammar / AL-OGAILI Hayder
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