Iraq competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The Middle Eastern nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.
Iraq at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | IRQ |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Iraq |
Website | www |
in Moscow, Soviet Union 19 July–3 August 1980 | |
Competitors | 45 |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Results by event edit
Athletics edit
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Heat — 14.89 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
- Hussain Ali Nasayif, Ali Hassan Kadhum, Fahim Abdul Al-Sada, and Abbas Murshid Al-Aibi
- Heat — 3:10.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Qualification — 15.86 m (→ did not advance)
Boxing edit
Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
- Farid Salman Mahdi
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) on points (0-5)
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
- Samir Khiniab
- First Round — Lost to Hugh Russell (Ireland) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- Abdulzhava Jawad Ali
- First Round — Lost to Ravsal Otgonbayar (Mongolia) on points (1-4)
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
- Farouk Jawad
- First Round — Defeated Peter Aydele (Nigeria) on points (5-0)
- Second Round — Defeated John Munduga (Uganda) after knock-out in first round
- Quarter Finals — Lost to José Aguilar (Cuba) after referee stopped contest in third round
Football (soccer) edit
Men's Team Competition edit
- Group Stage
Iraq | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica |
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Hadi Ahmed 45' Hussein Saeed 49' Falah Hassan 75' |
Report |
Referee: Nyirenda Chayu
Yugoslavia | 1 – 1 | Iraq |
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Zoran Vujović 63' | Report | Falah Hassan 61' |
Referee: André Daina
- Quarter Finals
East Germany | 4 – 0 | Iraq |
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Schnuphase 4' (p.k.) Netz 11' Steinbach 17' Terletzki 22' |
Report |
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Anwar Jassam