Iraq competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The Middle Eastern nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.
| Iraq at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IRQ |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Iraq |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow, Soviet Union 19 July–3 August 1980 | |
| Competitors | 45 |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Results by event edit
Athletics edit
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Heat — 14.89 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
- Hussain Ali Nasayif, Ali Hassan Kadhum, Fahim Abdul Al-Sada, and Abbas Murshid Al-Aibi
- Heat — 3:10.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Qualification — 15.86 m (→ did not advance)
Boxing edit
Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
- Farid Salman Mahdi
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) on points (0-5)
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
- Samir Khiniab
- First Round — Lost to Hugh Russell (Ireland) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- Abdulzhava Jawad Ali
- First Round — Lost to Ravsal Otgonbayar (Mongolia) on points (1-4)
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
- Farouk Jawad
- First Round — Defeated Peter Aydele (Nigeria) on points (5-0)
- Second Round — Defeated John Munduga (Uganda) after knock-out in first round
- Quarter Finals — Lost to José Aguilar (Cuba) after referee stopped contest in third round
Football (soccer) edit
Men's Team Competition edit
- Group Stage
Iraq  | 3 – 0 |  Costa Rica |
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Hadi Ahmed  45' Hussein Saeed 49' Falah Hassan 75' |
Report |
Referee: Nyirenda Chayu 
Yugoslavia  | 1 – 1 | Iraq |
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| Zoran Vujović 63' |
Report | Falah Hassan 61' |
Referee: André Daina 
- Quarter Finals
East Germany  | 4 – 0 | Iraq |
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| Schnuphase 4' (p.k.) Netz 11' Steinbach 17' Terletzki 22' |
Report |
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Anwar Jassam