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.
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 | Ali Rubaiawi |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Athletics
editIraq sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Taha Hussein Yaseen | Men's 100 m | 10.52 PB | 9 | — | Did not advance |
Football
edit- Summary
Key:
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Iraq men's | Men's tournament | W 2–1 |
L 1–3 |
L 0–3 |
3 | Did not advance | 10 |
Men's tournament
editIraq men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the third place at the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar.
- Team roster
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 |
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1 | GK | Hussein Hassan | 15 October 2002 (aged 21) | 7 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Josef Al-Imam | 27 July 2004 (aged 19) | 17 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Hussein Ali | 1 March 2002 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Saad Natiq* (captain) | 19 March 1994 (aged 30) | 8 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Ahmed Maknzi | 24 September 2001 (aged 22) | 17 | 1 | |
6 | DF | Zaid Tahseen | 29 January 2001 (aged 23) | 23 | 2 | |
7 | MF | Ali Jasim | 20 January 2004 (aged 20) | 13 | 9 | |
8 | MF | Ibrahim Bayesh* | 1 May 2000 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Hussein Abdullah | 20 January 2001 (aged 23) | 16 | 12 | |
10 | FW | Youssef Amyn | 21 August 2003 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Muntadher Mohammed | 5 June 2001 (aged 23) | 26 | 3 | |
12 | GK | Kumel Al-Rekabe | 19 August 2004 (aged 19) | 10 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Karrar Saad | 22 March 2001 (aged 23) | 20 | 1 | |
14 | MF | Karrar Mohammed | 6 January 2001 (aged 23) | 22 | 0 | |
15 | MF | Nihad Mohammed | 14 January 2001 (aged 23) | 17 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Muntadher Abdul-Amir | 6 October 2001 (aged 22) | 24 | 1 | |
17 | DF | Mustafa Saadoon | 25 May 2001 (aged 23) | 17 | 2 | |
18 | FW | Aymen Hussein* | 22 March 1996 (aged 28) | 14 | 11 | |
20 | DF | Hussein Amer | 28 April 2002 (aged 22) | 12 | 0 |
* Overage player.
- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6[a] | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6[a] | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
Iraq | 2–1 | |
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Argentina | 3–1 | |
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Morocco | 3–0 | |
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Judo
editIraq 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 | |
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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 |
Swimming
editIraq sent one swimmer to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Hasan Al-Zinkee | Men's 100 m butterfly | 1:00.23 | 7 | Did not advance |
Weightlifting
editIraq 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 | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Ali Rubaiawi | Men's +102 kg | 200 JWR | 5 | 237 | 6 | 437 JWR | 6 |
References
edit- ^ "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "قائمةُ المنتخب الأولمبيّ المُشارك في أولمبياد باريس" [List of the Olympic team participating in the Paris Olympics]. Twitter (in Arabic). Iraq Football Association. 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Match report – Iraq v Ukraine" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Match report – Argentina v Iraq" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Match report – Morocco v Iraq" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Paris Olympics' First Positive Steroid Test is in, and Athlete is Suspended". 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Phuket, Day 12: Lasha watches from crowd as Lalayan wins and young Iraqi marks himself out as a future star". International Weightlifting Federation. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.