Iraq at the 2006 Asian Games

Iraq at the
2006 Asian Games
IOC code IRQ
NOC National Olympic Committee of Iraq
in Doha
Competitors 86
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 2 1 3
Asian Games appearances (overview)

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.

Participation details

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.

Entry list

Results

Qualification bouts
December 2, 2006
Weight division Corner-Name (NOC) Winner Points Time/Decision
FeatherweightRED Iraq MAHDI Suraka (IRQ)
BLUE Pakistan SAJID Muhamad (PAK)		RED+27:27PTS1
Preliminary bouts
December 3, 2006
FlyweightBLUE Iraq MUTUSHR Majeed (IRQ)
RED Japan SUSA Katsuaki (JPN)		RED4:24RSCOS-R3
FeatherweightBLUE Iraq MAHDI Suraka (IRQ)
RED Philippines MARCIAL Anthony (PHI)		RED4:24RSCOS-R2
December 4, 2006
Light FlyweightRED Iraq NAJAH Ali (IRQ)
BLUE Mongolia JIGJID Otgonbayar (MGL)		RED33:8PTS
December 5, 2006
Light WelterweightBLUE Iraq ZUHIR Jabar (IRQ)
RED Afghanistan AMINI Mohammad Naim (AFG)		BLUE34:13PTS
Quarterfinals
December 7, 2006
Light WelterweightRED Iraq ZUHIR Jabar (IRQ)
BLUE South Korea SHIN Myung Hoon (KOR)		BLUE10:29PTS
December 8, 2006
Light Flyweight BLUE Iraq NAJAH Ali (IRQ)
RED Thailand PANNON Suban (THA)		RED21:30PTS
HeavyweightBLUE Iraq ALI Salman (IRQ)
RED Kazakhstan GOTFRID Dmitriy (KAZ)		RED2:22RSCOS-R2

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

^1 The winner was based on the points scored on the third round

Football

Round One

Group B
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
 Iraq 7321080+8
 Syria 5312041+3
 Singapore 2302113−2
 Indonesia 13012211−9

November 18, 2006
18:00
Indonesia  0–6  Iraq
Karrar 18'
Ahmed 24'
Mostafa 36', 63'
Alwan 82'
Rehema 89'
Al-Ahly Stadium
Attendance: 1300
Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China)

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

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

Round Two

Group E
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 9330062+4
 Iraq 6320161+5
 Oman 3310245−1
 Malaysia 03003210−8

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

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

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

Quarterfinal

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

Semi finals

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

Gold medal match

December 15, 2006
15:00
Qatar  1–0  Iraq
Bilal 65'
Iraq wins silver medal

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 77 kg.

Men's 77Kg

Athlete NOC Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
LI HongliChina165196361
LEE Jeong JaeSouth Korea150191341
ALI HaremIraq155186341

Men's 105Kg

Athlete NOC Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
JOUGHILI AhedSyria170222392
ALJUAIFRI MahammadIraq175216391
AKHMETOV BakhytKazakhstan175213388
KIM Wha SeungSouth Korea176200376
KHUDAIR KhudairIraq165205370

Men's 105+ Kg

Athlete NOC Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
REZA ZADEH HosseinIran195230425
SALEM JaberQatar185225410
MARTEMYANOV AndreyUzbekistan168213381
MHAMED HaidarIraq174206380
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