Iraq at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Iraq at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRQ (IRK used at these Games)
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Iraq
Website	www.iraqiolympic.org (in Arabic)
in Mexico City, Mexico 12–27 October 1968
Competitors	3 in 3 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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

Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

One cyclist represented Iraq in 1968.

Individual road race

• George Artin — DNF (→ no ranking)

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Lightweight

• Zuhair Mansoor

• Press — 122.5 kg
• Snatch — 110.0 kg
• Jerk — 155.0 kg
• Total — 387.5 kg (→ 11th place)

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
  • Part Three: Results^{[permanent dead link‍]}