Iraq at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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
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)
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
Men's Team Competition
- Group Stage
Iraq  | 3 – 0 |  Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
Hadi Ahmed  45' Hussein Saeed 49' Falah Hassan 75' |
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Referee: Nyirenda Chayu 
Yugoslavia  | 1 – 1 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Zoran Vujović 63' |
Report | Falah Hassan 61' |
Referee: André Daina 
- Quarter Finals
East Germany  | 4 – 0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Schnuphase 4' (p.k.) Netz 11' Steinbach 17' Terletzki 22' |
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- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Anwar Jassam