Iraq at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Iraq at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Iraq IPC code  IRQ NPC Iraqi National Paralympic Committee
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London
Competitors	19 in 7 sports
Medals Rank: 59	Gold 0	Silver 2	Bronze 1	Total 3
Paralympic history (summary)
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Iraq competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Faris Al-Ajeeli	Powerlifting	Men's +100kg	5 September
Silver	Ahmed Naas	Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw F40	7 September
Bronze	Wildan Nukhailawi	Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw F40	7 September

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men’s Track and Road Events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ahmed Kadhim	100m T12	11.77	3	N/A		Did not advance
	200m T12	23.16	3	Did not advance
Hussein Kadhim	200m T13	23.06	4	N/A		Did not advance
	400m T13	50.36	1 Q	N/A		49.76	5

Men’s Field Events

Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank
Hasan Janabi	Long Jump F36	4.40	N/A	9
Mahdi Al-Saadi	Shot Put F11-12	11.12	719	13
Hameed Hassain	Shot Put F11-12	9.81	698	16
	Discus Throw F11	26.65	N/A	10
Kovan Abdulraheem	Shot Put F40	10.60	N/A	8
	Discus Throw F40	27.28	N/A	12
	Javelin Throw F40	41.72	N/A	4
Wildan Nukhailawi	Shot Put F40	10.46	N/A	9
	Discus Throw F40	28.24	N/A	11
	Javelin Throw F40	42.31	N/A
Ahmed Naas	Javelin Throw F40	43.27	N/A

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Hussein Juboori	-52kg	160.0	6
Hasan Al-Tameemi	-56kg	NMR
Jabbar Jaber	-90kg	195.0	5
Faris Al-Ajeeli	+100kg	242

Women

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Dhikra Saleem	-60kg	101.0	5
Huda Ali	-82.5kg	108.0	7

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Farah Al-Waeli	10m Air Rifle Standing SH1	373	18	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athletes	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jawad Joudah	100m backstroke S6	1:24.59	7 Q	1:25.31	7
	100m breaststroke SB5	DSQ		Did not advance
	200m individual medley SM6	3:25.70	16	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Group Stage			Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Saeed Ali	Individual C8	Csejtey (SVK) L 0-3	Grudzien (POL) W 3-0	2	Did not advance

Wheelchair Fencing

Main article: Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Group Stage			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Amar Ali	Individual épée B	Tam (HKG) L 4-5	Palavecino (ARG) W 5-0	3 Q	Bye	Latreche (FRA) L 6-15	Did not advance
		Latreche (FRA) W 5-2	Estep (USA) W 5-3

Wheelchair Tennis

Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mohammed Hamdan	Men’s Singles	Maripa (RSA) L 1-6, 0-6	Did not advance

See also

• Iraq at the 2012 Summer Olympics