Iraq at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Iraq at the
1968 Summer Olympics

IOC code| IRQ
NOC| National Olympic Committee of Iraq
Website| www.iraqiolympic.org (in Arabic)
in Mexico City, Mexico
12–27 October 1968
Competitors| 3 in 3 sports
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Iraq competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Three competitors, all men, took part in four events in three sports.[1]

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

One cyclist represented Iraq in 1968.

Individual road race

* George Artin -- DNF (→ no ranking)

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Lightweight

* Zuhair Mansoor

* Press -- 122.5 kg
* Snatch -- 110.0 kg
* Jerk -- 155.0 kg
* Total -- 387.5 kg (→ 11th place)

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men's Greco-Roman featherweight (63 kg)

* Ismail Al Karaghouli

* Round 1 -- fought Roman Rurua of the USSR
* Round 2 -- DNS

Men's freestyle featherweight (63 kg)

* Ismail Al Karaghouli

* Round 1 -- fought José García of Guatemala
* Round 2 -- fought Todorov Enio of Bulgaria
* Round 3 -- fought José Ramos of Cuba
* Round 4 -- fought Jozsef Rusznyak of Hungary

## References

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1. ^ "Iraq at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* Part Three: Results[permanent dead link]

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National Olympic Committees at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico

Africa|

* Algeria
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Congo-Kinshasa
* Ethiopia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Mali
* Morocco
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* United Arab Republic
* Zambia

America|

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Honduras
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad-Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Burma
* Ceylon
* Republic of China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Syria
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* East Germany
* West Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* San Marino
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand

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Iraq at the Summer Olympics

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* 1968
* 1972–1976
* 1980
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* 2004
* 2008
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* 2024

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