Mohammed Al-Khafaji

Mohammed Riyadh Jasim Al-Khafaji (born 20 February 1994 in Baghdad) is an Iraqi rower. He placed 21st in the men's single sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and 22nd at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokio, making Al-Khafaji the most successful Iraqi athlete to compete in the Tokio Olympic Games.

Mostly competing as a lightweight, Al-Khafaji has been regularly among the top 10 male rowers in the single sculls in Asia and among the top 20 world-wide, marked by the 10th place in the men's lightweight single sculls at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade. In addition, he has competed in the men's double, men's lightweight double and men's quadruple categories.

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