Iraq at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
# Iraq at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Iraq sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. Twenty Iraqis qualified to compete in the Games, in fields including powerlifting, athletics, and volleyball.

## Medalists

The country won two medals, a silver and a bronze.

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Silver | Rasool Mohsin | Powerlifting | Men's -56 kg | 11 September |
| Bronze | Thaer al-Ali | Powerlifting | Men's -82.50 kg | 15 September |

## Sports

### Athletics

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Alaa Jasim Al-Qaysi | T12 | Women's 100m | 13.12 | 9 q | 13.03 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alaa Jasim Al-Qaysi | T12 | Women's 200m | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alaa Jasim Al-Qaysi | F12 | Women's long jump | — | — | — | — | 5.01 | 10 |

### Powerlifting

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Thaer Al-Ali | 82.5kg | 222.5 | |
| Hasan Al-Temeemi | 60kg | 152.5 | 9 |
| Hussein Juboori | 52kg | 165.0 | 4 |
| Mohammed Mohammed | 67.5kg | 175.0 | 9 |
| Rasool Mohsin | 56kg | 185.0 | |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Dhikra Saleem | 56kg | 90.0 | 5 |

### Volleyball

The men's volleyball team didn't win any medals; they were 7th out of 8 teams.

**Players**

* Saeed Al Mimar
* Salah Al Shammari
* Hussain Al Ugbi
* Naser Alaibi
* Ahmed Dahash
* Muayad Hattab
* Hadi Juboori
* Majeed Kaabi
* Mahdi Khayoon
* Majeed Majeed
* Abdulmunem Mohmmed
* Ahmed Whailani
