| Iraq at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IRQ |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Iraq |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 22 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Ali Rubaiawi |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Ali Rubaiawi |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iraq competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's sixteenth appearance since its debut in 1948 at the Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Iraq sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Taha Hussein Yaseen | Men's 100 m | 10.52 PB | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Key:
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Iraq men's | Men's tournament |  Ukraine W 2–1 |  Argentina L 1–3 |  Morocco L 0–3 | 3 | Did not advance | 10 | ||
Iraq men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the third place at the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar.
Iraq announced their initial 22-men squad on 26 June 2024. [2]
Head coach: Radhi Shenaishil
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hussein Hassan | 15 October 2002 (aged 21) | 7 | 0 |  Al-Karkh |
| 2 | DF | Josef Al-Imam | 27 July 2004 (aged 19) | 17 | 0 |  BK Olympic |
| 3 | DF | Hussein Ali | 1 March 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 |  Heerenveen |
| 4 | DF | Saad Natiq*(captain) | 19 March 1994 (aged 30) | 8 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 5 | DF | Ahmed Maknzi | 24 September 2001 (aged 22) | 17 | 1 | Erbil |
| 6 | DF | Zaid Tahseen | 29 January 2001 (aged 23) | 23 | 2 | Al-Talaba |
| 7 | MF | Ali Jasim | 20 January 2004 (aged 20) | 13 | 9 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 8 | MF | Ibrahim Bayesh* | 1 May 2000 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 9 | FW | Hussein Abdullah | 20 January 2001 (aged 23) | 16 | 12 | Al-Talaba |
| 10 | FW | Youssef Amyn | 21 August 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 |  Eintracht Braunschweig |
| 11 | MF | Muntadher Mohammed | 5 June 2001 (aged 23) | 26 | 3 |  Mes Rafsanjan |
| 12 | GK | Kumel Al-Rekabe | 19 August 2004 (aged 19) | 10 | 0 | Naft Al-Basra |
| 13 | DF | Karrar Saad | 22 March 2001 (aged 23) | 20 | 1 | Al-Talaba |
| 14 | MF | Karrar Mohammed | 6 January 2001 (aged 23) | 22 | 0 | Al-Talaba |
| 15 | MF | Nihad Mohammed | 14 January 2001 (aged 23) | 17 | 0 | Al-Talaba |
| 16 | MF | Muntadher Abdul-Amir | 6 October 2001 (aged 22) | 24 | 1 | Al-Zawraa |
| 17 | DF | Mustafa Saadoon | 25 May 2001 (aged 23) | 17 | 2 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 18 | FW | Aymen Hussein* | 22 March 1996 (aged 28) | 14 | 11 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 20 | DF | Hussein Amer | 28 April 2002 (aged 22) | 12 | 0 | Naft Maysan |
* Overage player.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
| Iraq | 2–1 | Ukraine |
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| Argentina | 3–1 | Iraq |
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| Morocco | 3–0 | Iraq |
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Iraq qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Sajjad Sehen qualified for the games through the allocations of universality places. However, he was suspended on the eve of the opening ceremony due to a positive doping test. [6]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Sajjad Sehen | Men's –81 kg | — | DSQ | Did not advance | |||||
Iraq sent one swimmer to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hasan Al-Zinkee | Men's 100 m butterfly | 1:00.23 | 39 | Did not advance | |||
Iraq entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Ali Rubaiawi (Men's +102kg) secured one of the top ten slots in his weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings. [7]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ali Rubaiawi | Men's +102 kg | 200 JWR | 5 | 237 | 6 | 437 JWR | 6 |
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