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. Results by event Athletics Men's 110 m Hurdles Abdul Jabbar Rahima 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 Ali Hassan Kadhum Heat — did not start (→ did not advance) Men's Triple Jump Mujhid Fahad Khalifa Qualification — 15.86 m (→ did not advance) Boxing 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) Men's Team Competition Group Stage Quarter Finals Team Roster Fatah Nsaief Kadhim Shibib Adnan Dirjal Hassan Farhan Wathiq Aswad Ibrahim Ali Alaa Ahmed Hadi Ahmed Abdullah Abdul-Wahid Jamal Ali Saad Jassim Falah Hassan Ali Kadhim Nazar Ashraf Thamir Yousif Hussein Saeed Adil Khdhayir Head Coach: Anwar Jassam References Official Olympic Reports Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics 1980 1980 in Iraqi sport