Iraq at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	IRQ
Nocname:	National Olympic Committee of Iraq
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2012
Website:
Location:	London
Competitors:	8
Sports:	7
Flagbearer:	Dana Hussain (opening) Ali Nadhim (closing)
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

The Middle Eastern nation of Iraq competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics since its debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the same host city.

Before the Olympic Games started, FIFA banned Iraq from hosting qualifiers in the World Cup and in the Olympics for security concerns, and for having a player with two cards participating in a match against United Arab Emirates.^[1]

Iraq also competed for the first time in Olympics without receiving any sanctions, bans or suspensions, from the International Olympic Committee. The National Olympic Committee of Iraq sent a total of 8 athletes to the Games, 5 men and 3 women, to compete in 7 different sports. Most of them were awarded places in their respective sporting events under wild card entries and Tripartite Commission invitation. Wild card competitor Rand Al-Mashhadani became Iraq's first Olympic archer, after having reached the entry deadline for her event. Sprinter Dana Hussain, who had previously competed in Beijing, set the nation's historic record as the first Iraqi female flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Iraq, however, failed to win an Olympic medal since the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where Abdul Wahid Aziz won the bronze for weightlifting.

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Iraq has been given a wild card.^[2]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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

Men

Women

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Men

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Women

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Iraq has gained a "Universality place" from the FINA.^[3]

Men

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Iraq has qualified one weightlifter.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Iraq has been given a wild card.

Key

• - Victory by Fall.
• - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman

Notes and References

1. News: FIFA ponder Iraq qualifiers ban. Al Jazeera. 13 April 2012. 5 September 2012.
2. Web site: Archery Invitation places for London 2012 Olympic Games . 19 April 2012 . . 19 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120916055119/http://www.archery.org/content.asp?me_id=461&cnt_id=7012 . 16 September 2012 .
3. Web site: FINA Universality Places . 6 July 2012 . . 6 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120711000550/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/universality_places.pdf . 11 July 2012 .