Iraq_at_the_2008_Summer_Paralympics

Iraq at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Iraq at the; 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	IRQ
NPC	Iraqi National Paralympic Committee
in Beijing
Competitors	19 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Faris Al-Ajeeli
Medals; Ranked 60th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Iraq at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Iraq sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Twenty Iraqis qualified to compete in the Games, in fields including powerlifting, athletics, and volleyball.^[1]

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"Iraq's Paralympic Fencing Team" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, International Herald Tribune

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"Overall Medal Standings" Archived 2008-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the Beijing Paralympics

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Rasool Mohsin	Powerlifting	Men's -56 kg	11 September
Bronze	Thaer al-Ali	Powerlifting	Men's -82.50 kg	15 September

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alaa Jasim Al-Qaysi	T12	Women's 100m	13.12	9 q	13.03	9	did not advance
	T12	Women's 200m	DNS		did not advance
	F12	Women's long jump	—				5.01	10

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Thaer Al-Ali	82.5kg	222.5
Hasan Al-Temeemi	60kg	152.5	9
Hussein Juboori	52kg	165.0	4
Mohammed Mohammed	67.5kg	175.0	9
Rasool Mohsin	56kg	185.0

8 September 2008 19:30	Iraq (IRQ)	0–3	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium Attendance: 500 Referees: Jung Mal Soon (South Korea)
	(6–25, 14–25, 16–25)

9 September 2008 15:30	Russia (RUS)	3-0	Iraq (IRQ)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium Attendance: 1,300 Referees: Joseph Campbell (United States)
	(25–13, 25–8, 25–15)

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Iraq at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Athletics

Powerlifting

Men

Women

Volleyball

Players

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10 September 2008 19:30	Iraq (IRQ)	0–3	China (CHN)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Ronaldo Tadeu Chaves (Brazil)
	(9–25, 17–25, 12–25)

13 September 2008	Brazil (BRA)	3-1	Iraq (IRQ)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium
	(25–13, 20–25, 25–16, 25–18)

14 September 2008	Iraq (IRQ)	3-0	Japan (JPN)	China Agricultural University Gymnasium
	(25–15, 25–15, 25–14)