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Abdul-Wahid Aziz

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Olympic medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iraq
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome -67.5 kg

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]

References

  1. ^ "Abdul WAHID AZIZ - Olympic Weightlifting | Iraq". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  2. ^ "Abdul Wahid Aziz Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
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