Iraq at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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Iraq
sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
in Beijing
. Twenty Iraqis qualified to compete in the Games, in fields including weightlifting, athletics, swimming and fencing.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. Twenty Iraqis qualified to compete in the Games, in fields including weightlifting, athletics, swimming and fencing.
Medalists
The country won two medals, a silver and a bronze.| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohsin Rasool | Powerlifting Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beihang University Gymnasium from September 9 to September 16. Any athlete who met a minimum level of disability could take part in these events.-Events:There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for... |
Men's -56 kg Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's 56 kg The men's 56 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 11 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the third-lightest of the men's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of of body mass... |
11 Sep | |
| Thaer al-Ali | Powerlifting Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beihang University Gymnasium from September 9 to September 16. Any athlete who met a minimum level of disability could take part in these events.-Events:There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for... |
Men's -82.50 kg Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's 82.5 kg The men's 82.5 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 15 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the fourth-heaviest of the men's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of of body mass... |
15 Sep | |
See also
- 2008 Summer Paralympics2008 Summer ParalympicsThe 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
- Iraq at the ParalympicsIraq at the ParalympicsIraq made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. It has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, but never in the Winter Paralympics. Iraqi Paralympians have won a total of five medals: one gold, one silver and three bronze. All but one of...
- Iraq at the 2008 Summer OlympicsIraq at the 2008 Summer OlympicsIraq competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. As of late July, seven Iraqis—two rowers, a weightlifter, a sprinter, a discus thrower, a judoka and an archer—had qualified to compete in seven events in five sports at the Beijing Olympics, and...