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Iraq at the
Olympics
Flag of Iraq.svg
IOC code IRQ
NOC National Olympic Committee of Iraq
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Medals
Ranked 149th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 1 1
Summer appearances
  • 1948
  • 1952–1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972–1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020

Iraq first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948. It was absent from the 1952 Summer Olympics and boycotted the 1956 games over opposition to the Suez Crisis. Iraq returned to win a Bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. After participating in the next three games, it did not appear in the 1972 and 1976 games to boycott apartheid South Africa. Iraq was the second non-African country to join the 1976 Boycott, the other being Guyana. Since 1980, Iraq has appeared in every game.

On April 9, 2003, the National 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 the Athens 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 the Winter Olympic Games.

Iraq has only won one medal since they have entered the games. They won a bronze medal, in weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

They have been represented by National Olympic Committee of Iraq since entering.

Medal tables

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
United Kingdom 1948 London 12 0 0 0 0 -
Finland 1952 Helsinki did not participate
Australia 1956 Melbourne
Italy 1960 Rome 21 0 0 1 1 41
Japan 1964 Tokyo 13 0 0 0 0 -
Mexico 1968 Mexico City 3 0 0 0 0 -
West Germany 1972 Munich did not participate
Canada 1976 Montreal
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow 43 0 0 0 0 -
United States 1984 Los Angeles 23 0 0 0 0 -
South Korea 1988 Seoul 27 0 0 0 0 -
Spain 1992 Barcelona 8 0 0 0 0 -
United States 1996 Atlanta 3 0 0 0 0 -
Australia 2000 Sydney 4 0 0 0 0 -
Greece 2004 Athens 24 0 0 0 0 -
China 2008 Beijing 4 0 0 0 0 -
United Kingdom 2012 London 8 0 0 0 0 -
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 24 0 0 0 0 -
Japan 2020 Tokyo 3 0 0 0 0 -
France 2024 Paris 22 0 0 0 0 -
United States 2028 Los Angeles future event
Total 0 0 1 1 151

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Weightlifting 0 0 1 1
Totals (1 entries) 0 0 1 1

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
Bronze Bronze Abdul Wahid Aziz Italy 1960 Rome Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Men's Lightweight

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Irak en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

  • Abdul-Wahid Aziz
  • Iraq at the Paralympics
  • List of flag bearers for Iraq at the Olympics
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