About Abdul-Wahid Aziz
Lived 1931 – 1982 (aged 50–51). Abdul-Wahid Aziz was an Iraqi weightlifter.
Abdul-Wahid Aziz (1931 – 19 July 1982) was an Iraqi weightlifter. He won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and, as of the 2024 Paris Olympics, remains the only person to win an Olympic medal for Iraq.
Aziz was imprisoned twice for his leftist political views; once in 1963 during the Ramadan Revolution, and again in 1980 during the Saddam Hussein regime.
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Who was Abdul-Wahid Aziz?
Iraqi weightlifter
When was Abdul-Wahid Aziz born?
Abdul-Wahid Aziz was born in 1931 in Basra.
When did Abdul-Wahid Aziz die?
Abdul-Wahid Aziz died on 19 July 1982 in Baghdad.
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Abdul-Wahid Aziz was a weightlifter.
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Abdul-Wahid Aziz was Iraqi.
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