title: Iraq at the Paralympics
text: # Iraq at the Paralympics
  
  Iraq made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. It has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, but never in the Winter Paralympics. Iraqi Paralympians have won a total of thirteen medals: three gold, six silver and four bronze.
  
  ## Medals by Summer Games
  
  | Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1992 Barcelona | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
  | 1996 Atlanta | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2000 Sydney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2004 Athens | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 53 |
  | 2008 Beijing | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 60 |
  | 2012 London | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 59 |
  | 2016 Rio | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 39 |
  | 2020 Tokyo | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 70 |
  | Total | Total | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 74 |
  
  ### Medals by Summer Sport
  
  | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletics | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
  | Powerlifting | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
  | Wheelchair fencing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bronze | Ahmed Khalaf | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's discus throw THS3 |
  | Gold | Faris Abed | 2004 Athens | Powerlifting | Men's +100 kg |
  | Bronze | Thaair Hussin | 2004 Athens | Powerlifting | Men's -82.5 kg |
  | Silver | Rasool Mohsin | 2008 Beijing | Powerlifting | Men's -56 kg |
  | Bronze | Thaer al-Ali | 2008 Beijing | Powerlifting | Men's -82.5 kg |
  | Silver | Ahmed Naas | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F40 |
  | Silver | Faris Abed | 2012 London | Powerlifting | Men's +100 kg |
  | Bronze | Wildan Nukhailawi | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F40 |
  | Gold | Kovan Abdulraheem | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F41 |
  | Gold | Garrah Tnaiash | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's shot put F40 |
  | Silver | Wildan Nukhailawi | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F41 |
  | Silver | Rasool Mohsin | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Powerlifting | Men's -72 kg |
  | Silver | Ammar Ali | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wheelchair fencing | Men's épée B |
  | Silver | Garrah Tnaiash | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's shot put F40 |
  | Bronze | Faris Abed | 2020 Tokyo | Powerlifting | Men's +107 kg |
  | Bronze | Wildan Nukhailawi | 2020 Tokyo | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F41 |
  