Iraq at the 2006 Asian Games

Iraq, despite going through a civil war, participated in the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar.[1]

Iraq at the
2006 Asian Games
IOC codeIRQ
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Iraq
in Doha
Competitors86
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
3
Asian Games appearances (overview)

The country was represented by 86 athletes participating in 17 sports, including football, cue sports, and weightlifting. Its last medals at the Asian Games were in 1986 at Seoul, South Korea, where it won five silver and two bronze medals.[2]

Participation details

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2006 Asian Games

Five boxers represented Iraq in this edition of the Asiad. Three of the five athletes made it to the quarterfinals but none succeeded in pushing through the semifinals, leaving Iraq ranked 15th in boxing.

Entry list

Results
  • Venue: ASPIRE Hall 5
Qualification bouts
December 2, 2006
Weight division Corner-Name (NOC) Winner Points Time/Decision
FeatherweightRED Iraq MAHDI Suraka (IRQ)
BLUE Pakistan SAJID Muhamad (PAK)		RED+27:27PTS1
Preliminary bouts
December 3, 2006
FlyweightBLUE Iraq MUTUSHR Majeed (IRQ)
RED Japan SUSA Katsuaki (JPN)		RED4:24RSCOS-R3
FeatherweightBLUE Iraq MAHDI Suraka (IRQ)
RED Philippines MARCIAL Anthony (PHI)		RED4:24RSCOS-R2
December 4, 2006
Light FlyweightRED Iraq NAJAH Ali (IRQ)
BLUE Mongolia JIGJID Otgonbayar (MGL)		RED33:8PTS
December 5, 2006
Light WelterweightBLUE Iraq ZUHIR Jabar (IRQ)
RED Afghanistan AMINI Mohammad Naim (AFG)		BLUE34:13PTS
Quarterfinals
December 7, 2006
Light WelterweightRED Iraq ZUHIR Jabar (IRQ)
BLUE South Korea SHIN Myung Hoon (KOR)		BLUE10:29PTS
December 8, 2006
Light FlyweightBLUE Iraq NAJAH Ali (IRQ)
RED Thailand PANNON Suban (THA)		RED21:30PTS
HeavyweightBLUE Iraq ALI Salman (IRQ)
RED Kazakhstan GOTFRID Dmitriy (KAZ)		RED2:22RSCOS-R2

Legend:
PTS - Points, Referee Stop Contest, RSCOS - Referee Stop Contest Outscored, R - Round

^1 The winner was based on the points scored on the third round

Football
Main article: football at the 2006 Asian Games
Group B
Unlike other nations, Iraqi olympic football team (U-23) represented the nation in the Asian games.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Iraq 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7
2  Syria 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Singapore 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4  Indonesia 3 0 1 2 2 11 −9 1
Source: RSSSF
Indonesia 0–6 Iraq
Karrar 18'
Ahmed 24'
Mostafa 36', 63'
Alwan 82'
Rehema 89'
Attendance: 1300
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China)
Iraq 2–0 Singapore
Mostafa 5'
Mahmoud 7'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Iraq 0–0 Syria
Attendance: 2200
Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia)
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  China 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
2  Iraq 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
3  Oman 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Malaysia 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: RSSSF
China 1–0 Iraq
Zhou Haibin 7'
Attendance: 615
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Oman 0–2 Iraq
Rehema 30'
Abdul-Zahra 47'+
Referee: Ajja Gowder (India)
Malaysia 0–4 Iraq
Rehema 14'
Mahmoud 54', 55'
Mostafa 65'
Referee: Naser Alghafary (Jordan)

Quarterfinal
Uzbekistan 1–2 Iraq
Geyhrikh 46'+ Karra 10'
Alwan 95'
Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia)

Semi finals
Iraq 1–0 South Korea
Samer 24'
Referee: Ali Albadwawi (UAE)

Gold medal match
Qatar 1–0 Iraq
Bilal 65'
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Iraq wins silver medal

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2006 Asian Games

The 21-year-old Harem Ali earned Iraq its first medal in the 2006 Asian games, as he captured bronze in the Men's 77 kg.

Men's 77Kg
  • December 4, 18:00
  • Al-Dana Banquet Hall


Athlete NOC Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
LI HongliChina165196361
LEE Jeong JaeSouth Korea150191341
ALI HaremIraq155186341

Men's 105Kg
  • December 6, 16:00
  • Al-Dana Banquet Hall
Athlete NOC Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
JOUGHILI AhedSyria170222392
ALJUAIFRI MahammadIraq175216391
AKHMETOV BakhytKazakhstan175213388
KIM Wha SeungSouth Korea176200376
KHUDAIR KhudairIraq165205370

Men's 105+ Kg
  • December 6, 19:00
  • Al-Dana Banquet Hall
Athlete NOC Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
REZA ZADEH HosseinIran195230425
SALEM JaberQatar185225410
MARTEMYANOV AndreyUzbekistan168213381
MHAMED HaidarIraq174206380

References
  1. "Olympic Council of Asia : Games". 2010-11-21. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  2. "OCA » Seoul 1986". www.ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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