Iraq at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Iraq competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 21 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 5 sports.[1] Abdul Wahid Aziz won the nation's only Olympic medal.

Iraq at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRQ
(IRK used at these Games)
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Iraq
Websitewww.iraqiolympic.org (in Arabic)
in Rome, Italy
25 August–11 September 1960
Competitors21 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 41st
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

Bronze

Abdul Wahid Aziz — weightlifting, men's lightweight

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Two cyclists represented Iraq in 1960.

Individual road race

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Iraq at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014.


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