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. 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 Featherweight - MAHDI Suraka Flyweight - MUTUSHR Majeed Light Flyweight - NAJAH Ali Light Welterweight - ZUHIR Jabar Heavyweight - ALI Salman
Results Venue: ASPIRE Hall 5
Qualification bouts December 2, 2006 Weight division Corner-Name (NOC) Winner Points Time/DecisionFeatherweightRED MAHDI Suraka (IRQ) BLUE SAJID Muhamad (PAK)RED+27:27PTSPreliminary bouts December 3, 2006FlyweightBLUE MUTUSHR Majeed (IRQ) RED SUSA Katsuaki (JPN)RED4:24RSCOS-R3FeatherweightBLUE MAHDI Suraka (IRQ) RED MARCIAL Anthony (PHI)RED4:24RSCOS-R2 December 4, 2006Light FlyweightRED NAJAH Ali (IRQ) BLUE JIGJID Otgonbayar (MGL)RED33:8PTS December 5, 2006Light WelterweightBLUE ZUHIR Jabar (IRQ) RED AMINI Mohammad Naim (AFG)BLUE34:13PTSQuarterfinals December 7, 2006Light WelterweightRED ZUHIR Jabar (IRQ) BLUE SHIN Myung Hoon (KOR)BLUE10:29PTSDecember 8, 2006Light Flyweight BLUE NAJAH Ali (IRQ) RED PANNON Suban (THA)RED21:30PTSHeavyweightBLUE ALI Salman (IRQ) RED GOTFRID Dmitriy (KAZ)RED2:22RSCOS-R2 Legend: PTS - Points, Referee Stop Contest, RSCOS - Referee Stop Contest Outscored, R - Round
The winner was based on the points scored on the third round
Football
Round One
Group B
Round Two
Group E
Quarterfinal
Semi finals
Gold medal match
Iraq wins silver medal
Weightlifting
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 December 4, 18:00 Al-Dana Banquet Hall
AthleteNOCSnatchClean & JerkTotalLI Hongli165196361LEE Jeong Jae150191341ALI Harem155186341
Men's 105Kg December 6, 16:00 Al-Dana Banquet Hall
AthleteNOCSnatchClean & JerkTotalJOUGHILI Ahed170222392ALJUAIFRI Mahammad175216391AKHMETOV Bakhyt175213388KIM Wha Seung176200376KHUDAIR Khudair165205370
Men's 105+ Kg December 6, 19:00 Al-Dana Banquet Hall
AthleteNOCSnatchClean & JerkTotalREZA ZADEH Hossein195230425SALEM Jaber185225410MARTEMYANOV Andrey168213381MHAMED Haidar174206380
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