| Iraq at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IRQ |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Iraq |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 149th |
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| Summer appearances | |
Iraq first participated at theOlympic Games in 1948. It was absent from the1952 Summer Olympics and boycotted the1956 games over opposition to theSuez Crisis. Iraq returned to win a Bronze medal at the1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. After participating in the next three games, it did not appear in the1972 and1976 games to boycottapartheid South Africa. Iraq is one of the non-African countries that joined the1976 boycott, the others beingAfghanistan,Albania,Burma (Myanmar),Guyana,Sri Lanka andSyria. Since1980, Iraq has appeared in every game.
On April 9, 2003, theNational Olympic Committee of Iraq building in Baghdad was damaged in looting and fires from looters. Iraq's Olympic program recovered in time to compete in theAthens Olympics the following year, and the Iraq football team almost won a bronze medal but were defeated by Italy in the bronze medal match. Iraq has never competed at theWinter Olympic Games.[1]
Iraq has only won one medal since they have entered the games. They won a bronze medal, inweightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]
They have been represented byNational Olympic Committee of Iraq since entering.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 London | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1952 Helsinki | did not participate | |||||
| 1956 Melbourne | ||||||
| 1960 Rome | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1968 Mexico City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1972 Munich | did not participate | |||||
| 1976 Montreal | ||||||
| 1980 Moscow | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1988 Seoul | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1992 Barcelona | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1996 Atlanta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2000 Sydney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2004 Athens | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2008 Beijing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 London | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Tokyo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 Paris | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 151 | |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Abdul Wahid Aziz | 1960 Rome |  Weightlifting | Men's Lightweight |
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