Iraq at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Iraq competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Three competitors, all men, took part in four events in three sports.[1]

Iraq at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRQ
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Iraq
Websitewww.iraqiolympic.org (in Arabic)
in Mexico City, Mexico
12–27 October 1968
Competitors3 in 3 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Cycling

One cyclist represented Iraq in 1968.

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

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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
  1. "Iraq at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.


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