Iraq at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Iraq competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The Middle Eastern nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.

Results by event

Men's 110 m Hurdles

* Heat — 14.89 (Ã¢ÂÂ did not advance)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

* Heat — 3:10.5 (Ã¢ÂÂ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

* Heat — did not start (Ã¢ÂÂ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

* Qualification — 15.86 m (Ã¢ÂÂ did not advance)

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)

<br> Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

<br> Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

<br> Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

Farouk Jawad
# First Round — Defeated Peter Aydele (Nigeria) on points (5-0)
# Second Round — Defeated John Munduga (Uganda) after knock-out in first round
# Quarter Finals — Lost to JosÃÂ© Aguilar (Cuba) after referee stopped contest in third round