1948 Olympic Games
The Iraqi Basketball team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London.
Ahmed Hamed, Emile Yousef, George Hanna, Hashim Abdul-Jalil, Irfan Abdul-Kadir, Kanan Aoni, Salih Faraj, Salman Mahdi Deheh, Salman Ali Daleh, Wadud Khalil Jumaa
Opponent Scores W/L Round Philippines 102–30 (47–16) L Preliminary Round Group B Chile 100–18 L Preliminary Round Group B Belgium 98–20 L Preliminary Round Group B Korea 120–20 L Preliminary Round Group B People's Republic of China 125–25 L Preliminary Round Group B Italy 77–28 L Classification 17–23 Switzerland forfeit L Classification 21–22
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