Iraq at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Iraq at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Iraq.svg
IPC code IRQ
NPC Iraqi National Paralympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) – September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
Competitors19 in 5 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Iraq competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Garrah Tnaiash Athletics Men's shot put F40 29 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Faris Abed Powerlifting Men's +107 kg 30 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Wildan Nukhailawi Athletics Men's javelin throw F41 4 September

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 112
Athletics 617
Powerlifting 426
Table Tennis 011
Wheelchair Fencing 303
Total14519

Archery

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

Athletics

Six athletes will be representing Iraq at the 2020 Summer Paralympics including reigning Paralympic champion Garrah Tnaiash in the men's shot put F40.

NumberAthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Men's Track
1 Ali Al-Rikabi Men's 400m T38 53.274 Q50.904
Men's Field
2 Kovan Abdulraheem Men's javelin throw F41 N/A37.196
3 Wildan Nukhailawi Men's javelin throw F41 N/A41.39Bronze medal icon.svg
4 Ahmed Naas Men's javelin throw F41 N/A37.515
5 Hussein Khafaji Men's javelin throw F34 N/A32.326
6 Garrah Tnaiash Men's shot put F40 N/A11.15Silver medal icon.svg
Women's Track
7 Fatimah Suwaed Women's 100m T35 15.614 Q15.396
8 Fatimah Suwaed Women's 200m T35 N/A32.795

Powerlifting

NumberAthleteEventResultRank
Men
1 Ali Al-Darraji Men's 54 kg 1375
2 Rasool Mohsin Men's 72 kg NM-
3 Abbas Naisan Men's 107 kg 2007
4 Faris Abed Men's +107 kg 228Bronze medal icon.svg
Women
5 Hanan Al-Majidi Women's 86 kg NM-
6 Huda Ali Women's +86 kg 908

Table tennis

Women
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Najlah Aldayyeni Individual C6 Russian Paralympic Committee flag (2021).svg  Alieva  (RPC)
L 1-3
Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee  (KOR)
L 1-3
3Did not advance

Wheelchair fencing

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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