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Iraq at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
IRQ

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Competitors
  
3 in 3 sports

Iraq at the 1968 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
National Olympic Committee of Iraq

Website
  
www.iraqiolympic.org (Arabic)

Medals
  
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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.

Contents

Cycling

One cyclist represented Iraq in 1968.

Individual road race
  • George Artin — DNF (→ no ranking)

    • Weightlifting

    Lightweight

  • Zuhair Mansoor
  • Press — 122.5 kg
  • Snatch — 110.0 kg
  • Jerk — 155.0 kg
  • Total — 387.5 kg (→ 11th place)

    • Wrestling

    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

    Iraq at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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