Iraq at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Iraq at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Iraq at the; 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRQ
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Iraq
in Paris, France; 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024
Competitors	22 in 5 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Ali Rubaiawi
Flag bearer (closing)	Ali Rubaiawi
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1948; 1952–1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972–1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Iraq competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's sixteenth appearance since its debut in 1948 at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Total
Athletics	1	1
Football	18	18
Judo	1	1
Swimming	1	1
Weightlifting	1	1
Total	22	22

Athletics

Iraq sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Taha Hussein Yaseen	Men's 100 m	10.52 PB	9	—		Did not advance

Football

Summary

Key:

A.E.T – After extra time.
P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Iraq men's	Men's tournament	Ukraine W 2–1	Argentina L 1–3	Morocco L 0–3	3	Did not advance			10

Men's tournament

Iraq men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the third place at the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar.

Team roster

Iraq announced their initial 22-men squad on 26 June 2024.^[2]

Head coach: Radhi Shenaishil

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Hussein Hassan	(2002-10-15)15 October 2002 (aged 21)	7	0	Al-Karkh
2	2DF	Josef Al-Imam	(2004-07-27)27 July 2004 (aged 19)	17	0	BK Olympic
3	2DF	Hussein Ali	(2002-03-01)1 March 2002 (aged 22)	0	0	Heerenveen
4	2DF	Saad Natiq* (captain)	(1994-03-19)19 March 1994 (aged 30)	8	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
5	2DF	Ahmed Maknzi	(2001-09-24)24 September 2001 (aged 22)	17	1	Erbil
6	2DF	Zaid Tahseen	(2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 23)	23	2	Al-Talaba
7	3MF	Ali Jasim	(2004-01-20)20 January 2004 (aged 20)	13	9	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
8	3MF	Ibrahim Bayesh*	(2000-05-01)1 May 2000 (aged 24)	4	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
9	4FW	Hussein Abdullah	(2001-01-20)20 January 2001 (aged 23)	16	12	Al-Talaba
10	4FW	Youssef Amyn	(2003-08-21)21 August 2003 (aged 20)	0	0	Eintracht Braunschweig
11	3MF	Muntadher Mohammed	(2001-06-05)5 June 2001 (aged 23)	26	3	Mes Rafsanjan
12	1GK	Kumel Al-Rekabe	(2004-08-19)19 August 2004 (aged 19)	10	0	Naft Al-Basra
13	2DF	Karrar Saad	(2001-03-22)22 March 2001 (aged 23)	20	1	Al-Talaba
14	3MF	Karrar Mohammed	(2001-01-06)6 January 2001 (aged 23)	22	0	Al-Talaba
15	3MF	Nihad Mohammed	(2001-01-14)14 January 2001 (aged 23)	17	0	Al-Talaba
16	3MF	Muntadher Abdul-Amir	(2001-10-06)6 October 2001 (aged 22)	24	1	Al-Zawraa
17	2DF	Mustafa Saadoon	(2001-05-25)25 May 2001 (aged 23)	17	2	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
18	4FW	Aymen Hussein*	(1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 28)	14	11	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
20	2DF	Hussein Amer	(2002-04-28)28 April 2002 (aged 22)	12	0	Naft Maysan

* Overage player.

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	3	2	1	6	3	+3	6^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
2	Argentina	3	2	1	6	3	+3	6^[a]	Advance to knockout stage
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	3	5	−2	3
4	Iraq	3	1	2	3	7	−4	3

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head result: Argentina 1–2 Morocco.

24 July 2024

19:00

Iraq	2–1	Ukraine
Aymen Hussein 57' (pen.) Ali Jasim 75'	Report	Rubchynskyi 53'

Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 10,637^[3]

Referee: Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)

27 July 2024

15:00

Argentina	3–1	Iraq
Almada 14' Gondou 62' Fernández 85'	Report	Aymen Hussein 45+5'

Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu

Attendance: 30,008^[4]

Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

30 July 2024

17:00

Morocco	3–0	Iraq
Richardson 19' Rahimi 28' Ezzalzouli 36'	Report

Stade de Nice, Nice

Attendance: 19,300^[5]

Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

Judo

Iraq qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Sajjad Sehen qualified for the games through the allocations of universality places. However, he was suspended on the eve of the opening ceremony due to a positive doping test.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sajjad Sehen	Men's –81 kg	—	DSQ	Did not advance

Swimming

Iraq sent one swimmer to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hasan Al-Zinkee	Men's 100 m butterfly	1:00.23	39	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Iraq entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Ali Rubaiawi (Men's +102kg) secured one of the top ten slots in his weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Ali Rubaiawi	Men's +102 kg	200 JWR	5	237	6	437 JWR	6

References

^ "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "قائمةُ المنتخب الأولمبيّ المُشارك في أولمبياد باريس" [List of the Olympic team participating in the Paris Olympics]. Twitter (in Arabic). Iraq Football Association. 26 June 2024.
^ "Match report – Iraq v Ukraine" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ "Match report – Argentina v Iraq" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "Match report – Morocco v Iraq" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "Paris Olympics' First Positive Steroid Test is in, and Athlete is Suspended". 26 July 2024.
^ "Phuket, Day 12: Lasha watches from crowd as Lalayan wins and young Iraqi marks himself out as a future star". International Weightlifting Federation. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

[table_hth_MAR0.070637435219547-3] Head-to-head result: Argentina 1–2 Morocco.

[1] "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[2] "قائمةُ المنتخب الأولمبيّ المُشارك في أولمبياد باريس" [List of the Olympic team participating in the Paris Olympics]. Twitter (in Arabic). Iraq Football Association. 26 June 2024.

[4] "Match report – Iraq v Ukraine" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[5] "Match report – Argentina v Iraq" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[6] "Match report – Morocco v Iraq" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[7] "Paris Olympics' First Positive Steroid Test is in, and Athlete is Suspended". 26 July 2024.

[8] "Phuket, Day 12: Lasha watches from crowd as Lalayan wins and young Iraqi marks himself out as a future star". International Weightlifting Federation. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

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Iraq at the 2024 Summer Olympics

IOC code	IRQ
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Iraq
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	22 in 5 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Ali Rubaiawi
Flag bearer (closing)	Ali Rubaiawi
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1948 1952–1956 1960 1964 1968 1972–1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024