Abdul-Wahid Aziz

Abdul Wahid Aziz (Arabic: عبدالواحد عزيز) (1931–1982) was an Iraqi weightlifter from Basra, Iraq. He won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics and became the only person to have won an Olympic medal for Iraq.[1][2]

Olympic medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iraq
Olympic Games
1960 Rome -67.5 kg
World Championships
1959 Warwaw-67.5 kg

References

  1. "Abdul WAHID AZIZ - Olympic Weightlifting | Iraq". International Olympic Committee. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. "Abdul Wahid Aziz Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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