Iraq at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Iraq competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 21 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 5 sports.[1] Abdul Wahid Aziz won the nation's only Olympic medal.

IOC codeIRQ
(IRK used at these Games)
Competitors21 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 41st
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
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Iraq at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRQ
(IRK used at these Games)
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Iraq
in Rome, Italy
25 August–11 September 1960
Competitors21 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 41st
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
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Medalists

Bronze

Abdul Wahid Azizweightlifting, men's lightweight

Athletics

Boxing

Lightweight
  • Taha Abdul Karim (=17th)
Light welterweight
  • Khalid Al-Karkhi[a] (=9th)

Cycling

Two cyclists represented Iraq in 1960.

Individual road race
  • Mahmood Munim
  • Hamid Oraibi

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Notes

  1. also competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics

References

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