Iraq at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Iraq at the Olympic Games
Flag of Iraq IOC code  IRQ NOC National Olympic Committee of Iraq Website www.iraqiolympic.org (Arabic)
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors	3 in 3 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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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.^[1]

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

1. "Iraq at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
  • Part Three: Results