Iraq at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Iraq competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia for its tenth appearance, with four athletes representing Iraq in two sports.

Sydney 2000 marked the first time the Iraqi Olympic team competed in Australia as Iraq and other nations boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne due to the Suez Crisis.

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Iraq at the 2000 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Swimming 1 1 2 Total 2 2 4

Athletics

Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankShihab Houna Murad5000 m14:49.4035did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMaysa Hussein Matrood5000 m17:17.5847did not advance

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMuhammad Ahmad50 m freestyle25.8464did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankNoor Haki50 m freestyle35.5171did not advance

References

Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. . International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005. International Olympic Committee Web Site