Npc: | IRQ |
Npcname: | Iraqi National Paralympic Committee |
Games: | Summer Paralympics |
Year: | 2008 |
Location: | Beijing |
Competitors: | 19 |
Sports: | 3 |
Flagbearer: | Faris Al-Ajeeli |
Rank: | 60 |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 1 |
Bronze: | 1 |
Appearances: | auto |
App Begin Year: | 1992 |
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]
The country won two medals, a silver and a bronze.[2]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 September | |||||
15 September |
See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Alaa Jasim Al-Qaysi | T12 | Women's 100m | 13.12 | 9 q | 13.03 | 9 | did not advance | ||
Women's 200m | DNS | did not advance | |||||||
F12 | Women's long jump | 5.01 | 10 |
See main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
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 |
See main article: Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 7th out of 8 teams.