Falih Fahmi

Falih Akram Fahmi
Personal information
NationalityIraqi
Born23 May 1940
Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq
Died25 January 1989 (age 48)
Abu Ghraib prison, Ba'athist Iraq
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
200 metres
LeagueSummer Olympic Games
ClubIraqi Olympic Team

Falih Akram Fahmi (1940 – 25 January 1989) was an Iraqi military officer and sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres and men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He fought in the Iran–Iraq War and worked for Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, and was reportedly tortured in the Abu Ghraib prison and later executed for allegedly disparaging Saddam Hussein.

References

  1. ↑ "Falih Fahmi". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fahmi Falih Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. ↑ الدراجي, فالح حسون (3 June 2015). "فالح أكرم فهمي.. ومشكلة صدام حسين!!" (in Arabic). AlHakika News. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "الذكرى الـ 29 لإعدام القائد الرياضي فالح أكرم فهمي العسكري الشجاع والبطل الاولمبي المرموق". Voice of Iraq (in Arabic). 13 February 2018. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.