Iraq at the 2006 Asian Games

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Iraq at the Asian Games

Flag of Iraq
IOC code:   IRQ
2006 Asian Games in Doha
Competitors 86 
Medals
Rank: 29
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
3
Asian Games appearances
1951-19701974197819821986
1990-20022006


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

The country was represented by 86 athletes participating in 17 sports, including football, cue sports, and weightlifting. Iraq earned its first Asian games medal in 20 years. Its last medals at the Asian Games were in 1986 at Seoul, South Korea, where it won five silver and two bronze medals.

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[edit] Participation details

[edit] Boxing

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.

[edit] Entry list

[edit] Results

  • Venue: ASPIRE Hall 5
Zuhir Jabar
Zuhir Jabar
Qualification bouts
December 2, 2006
Weight division Corner-Name (NOC) Winner Points Time/Decision
Featherweight RED Flag of Iraq MAHDI Suraka (IRQ)
BLUE Flag of Pakistan SAJID Muhamad (PAK)
RED +27:27 PTS1
Preliminary bouts
December 3, 2006
Flyweight BLUE Flag of Iraq MUTUSHR Majeed (IRQ)
RED Flag of Japan SUSA Katsuaki (JPN)
RED 4:24 RSCOS-R3
Featherweight BLUE Flag of Iraq MAHDI Suraka (IRQ)
RED Flag of the Philippines MARCIAL Anthony (PHI)
RED 4:24 RSCOS-R2
December 4, 2006
Light Flyweight RED Flag of Iraq NAJAH Ali (IRQ)
BLUE Flag of Mongolia JIGJID Otgonbayar (MGL)
RED 33:8 PTS
December 5, 2006
Light Welterweight BLUE Flag of Iraq ZUHIR Jabar (IRQ)
RED Flag of Afghanistan AMINI Mohammad Naim (AFG)
BLUE 34:13 PTS
Quarterfinals
December 7, 2006
Light Welterweight RED Flag of Iraq ZUHIR Jabar (IRQ)
BLUE Flag of South Korea SHIN Myung Hoon (KOR)
BLUE 10:29 PTS
December 8, 2006
Light Flyweight BLUE Flag of Iraq NAJAH Ali (IRQ)
RED Flag of Thailand PANNON Suban (THA)
RED 21:30 PTS
Heavyweight BLUE Flag of Iraq ALI Salman (IRQ)
RED Flag of Kazakhstan GOTFRID Dmitriy (KAZ)
RED 2:22 RSCOS-R2

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

Note 1: The winner was based on the points scored on the third round

[edit] Football

[edit] Round One

[edit] Group B
Unlike other nations, Iraqi olympic football team (U-23) represented the nation in the Asian games.
Unlike other nations, Iraqi olympic football team (U-23) represented the nation in the Asian games.
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Iraq Iraq 7 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8
Flag of Syria Syria 5 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3
Flag of Singapore Singapore 2 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2
Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 1 3 0 1 2 2 11 −9
November 18, 2006
18:00
Indonesia Flag of Indonesia 0–6 Flag of Iraq Iraq Al-Ahly Stadium
Attendance: 1300
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China)
Karrar 18'
Mohammed 24'
Mostafa 36', 63'
Alwan 82'
Rehema 89'

November 21, 2006
18:00
Iraq Flag of Iraq 2–0 Flag of Singapore Singapore Al-Ahly Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Mostafa 5'
Mahmoud 7'

November 24, 2006
18:00
Iraq Flag of Iraq 0–0 Flag of Syria Syria Al-Ahly Stadium
Attendance: 2200
Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia)

[edit] Round Two

[edit] Group E
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of the People's Republic of China China PR 9 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4
Flag of Iraq Iraq 6 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5
Flag of Oman Oman 3 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 0 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8


November 29, 2006
19:45
China PR Flag of the People's Republic of China 1–0 Flag of Iraq Iraq Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 615
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
Zhou Haibin 7'

December 3, 2006
19:45
Oman Flag of Oman 0–2 Flag of Iraq Iraq Grand Hamad Stadium
Referee: Ajja Gowder (India)
Rehema 30'
Abdul-Zahra 47'+

December 6, 2006
19:45
Malaysia Flag of Malaysia 0–4 Flag of Iraq Iraq Grand Hamad Stadium
Referee: Naser Alghafary (Jordan)
Rehema 14'
Mahmoud 54', 55'
Mostafa 65'

[edit] Quarterfinal

December 9, 2006
16:00
Uzbekistan Flag of Uzbekistan 1–2 Flag of Iraq Iraq Al-Gharrafa Stadium
Referee: Krishnan Ramachandran (Malaysia)
Geyhrikh 46'+ Karra 10'
Alwan 95'

[edit] Semi finals

December 12, 2006
16:00
Iraq Flag of Iraq 1–0 Flag of South Korea Korea Republic Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Ali Albadwawi (UAE)
Samer 24'

[edit] Gold medal match

December 15, 2006
15:00
Qatar Flag of Qatar 1–0 Flag of Iraq Iraq Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
Bilal 65'
Iraq wins silver medal

[edit] 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 77kg.

[edit] Men's 77Kg

Ali Harem won bronze in weightlifting
Ali Harem won bronze in weightlifting
Athlete NOC Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
LI Hongli Flag of the People's Republic of China 165 196 361
LEE Jeong Jae Flag of South Korea 150 191 341
ALI Harem Flag of Iraq 155 186 341


[edit] Men's 105Kg

Athlete NOC Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
JOUGHILI Ahed Flag of Syria 170 222 392
ALJUAIFRI Mahammad Flag of Iraq 175 216 391
AKHMETOV Bakhyt Flag of Kazakhstan 175 213 388
KIM Wha Seung Flag of South Korea 176 200 376
KHUDAIR Khudair Flag of Iraq 165 205 370

[edit] Men's 105+ Kg

Athlete NOC Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
REZA ZADEH Hossein Flag of Iran 195 230 425
SALEM Jaber Flag of Qatar 185 225 410
MARTEMYANOV Andrey Flag of Uzbekistan 168 213 381
MHAMED Haidar Flag of Iraq 174 206 380