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Iraq at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Iraq competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's 13th appearance at the Olympics since its debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the same host city.

The National Olympic Committee of Iraq sent a total of eight athletes to the Games, five men and three women, to compete in seven different sports.

Background

Iraq was first represented at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom. They began competing regularly following the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. The 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom marked Iraq's 13th appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

In total, eight athletes represented Iraq at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom across seven different sports.

Archery

In total, one Iraqi athlete participated in the archery events – Rand Al-Mashhadani in the women's individual.

Athletics

In total, two Iraqi athletes participated in the athletics events – Adnan Taess Akkar in the men's 800 m and Dana Hussain in the women's 100 m.

Men
Women

Boxing

In total, one Iraqi athlete participated in the boxing events – Ahmad Abdul-Karim in the men's welterweight category.

Shooting

In total, one Iraqi athlete participated in the shooting events – Noor Amer in the women's 10 m air pistol.

Swimming

In total, one Iraqi athlete participated in the swimming events – Mohanad Al‐Azzawi in the men's 100 m butterfly.

Weightlifting

In total, one Iraqi athlete participated in the weightlifting events – Safaa Al-Jumaili in the men's −85 kg category.

Wrestling

In total, one Iraqi athlete participated in the wrestling events – Ali Nadhim in the men's Greco-Roman −120 kg category.

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