Iran at the Olympics

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Iran at the Olympic Games
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IOC code:	IRI
NOC:	National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran external link
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Iran first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for 1980 and 1984. Iran has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games on several occasions since 1956. Iranian athletes have won a total of 46 medals, all in wrestling, weightlifting, and taekwondo.

Some sources consider Freydoun Malkom, a fencer who competed in the épée event in the 1900 Summer Olympics, of Persian nationality, and therefore, Iran's first Olympic competitor.

The National Olympic Committee for Iran is the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and was founded in 1947.

1 Medalists
2 Medal tables
- 2.1 Medals by Summer Games
- 2.2 Medals by sport
3 Reference

[edit] Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Salmassi, JafarJafar Salmassi	1948 London	Weightlifting	Men's featherweight
2 Silver	Namdjou, MahmoudMahmoud Namdjou	1952 Helsinki	Weightlifting	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Mirzai, AliAli Mirzai	1952 Helsinki	Weightlifting	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Mollaghassemi, MahmoudMahmoud Mollaghassemi	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight
2 Silver	Guivegtchi, NasserNasser Guivegtchi	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men's freestyle featherweight
3 Bronze	Tovfighe, DjahanbakteDjahanbakte Tovfighe	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men's freestyle lightweight
3 Bronze	Modjtabavi, AbdollahAbdollah Modjtabavi	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men's freestyle welterweight
2 Silver	Takhti, GholamrezaGholamreza Takhti	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men's freestyle middleweight
3 Bronze	Namdjou, MahmoudMahmoud Namdjou	1956 Melbourne	Weightlifting	Men's bantamweight
2 Silver	Khojastehpour, Mohammad AliMohammad Ali Khojastehpour	1956 Melbourne	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight
2 Silver	Yaghoubi, Mohammad MehdiMohammad Mehdi Yaghoubi	1956 Melbourne	Wrestling	Men's freestyle bantamweight
1 Gold	Habibi-Goudarzi, EmamaliEmamali Habibi-Goudarzi	1956 Melbourne	Wrestling	Men's freestyle lightweight
1 Gold	Takhti, GholamrezaGholamreza Takhti	1956 Melbourne	Wrestling	Men's freestyle light-heavyweight
3 Bronze	Elm-Khah, EsmailEsmail Elm-Khah	1960 Rome	Weightlifting	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Saifpour-Saidabadi, MohammadMohammad Saifpour-Saidabadi	1960 Rome	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight
2 Silver	Takhti, GholamrezaGholamreza Takhti	1960 Rome	Wrestling	Men's freestyle light-heavyweight
3 Bronze	Paziraye, MohammadMohammad Paziraye	1960 Rome	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman flyweight
3 Bronze	Haydari, Said Ali AkbarSaid Ali Akbar Haydari	1964 Tokyo	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight
3 Bronze	Sanatkaran, Mohammad AliMohammad Ali Sanatkaran	1964 Tokyo	Wrestling	Men's freestyle welterweight
1 Gold	Nassiri, MohammadMohammad Nassiri	1968 Mexico City	Weightlifting	Men's bantamweight
2 Silver	Jalayer, ParvizParviz Jalayer	1968 Mexico City	Weightlifting	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Gorgori, AbutalebAbutaleb Gorgori	1968 Mexico City	Wrestling	Men's freestyle bantamweight
3 Bronze	Seyed-Abbassi, ShamseddinShamseddin Seyed-Abbassi	1968 Mexico City	Wrestling	Men's freestyle featherweight
1 Gold	Movahed, AbdollahAbdollah Movahed	1968 Mexico City	Wrestling	Men's freestyle lightweight
2 Silver	Nassiri, MohammadMohammad Nassiri	1972 Munich	Weightlifting	Men's bantamweight
3 Bronze	Javadipour, EbrahimEbrahim Javadipour	1972 Munich	Wrestling	Men's freestyle light-flyweight
2 Silver	Aliabadi, RahimRahim Aliabadi	1972 Munich	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light-flyweight
3 Bronze	Nassiri, MohammadMohammad Nassiri	1976 Montreal	Weightlifting	Men's flyweight
2 Silver	Barzegar, MansourMansour Barzegar	1976 Montreal	Wrestling	Men's freestyle welterweight
2 Silver	Mohammadian, AsgariAsgari Mohammadian	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Men's freestyle bantamweight
2 Silver	Mohammadian, AsgariAsgari Mohammadian	1992 Barcelona	Wrestling	Men's freestyle featherweight
3 Bronze	Khadem Azghadi, Amir RezaAmir Reza Khadem Azghadi	1992 Barcelona	Wrestling	Men's freestyle welterweight
3 Bronze	Khadem Azghadi, RasulRasul Khadem Azghadi	1992 Barcelona	Wrestling	Men's freestyle middleweight
3 Bronze	Khadem Azghadi, Amir RezaAmir Reza Khadem Azghadi	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men's freestyle middleweight
1 Gold	Khadem Azghadi, RasulRasul Khadem Azghadi	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men's freestyle light-heavyweight
2 Silver	Jadidi, AbbasAbbas Jadidi	1996 Atlanta	Wrestling	Men's freestyle heavyweight
3 Bronze	Saei Bonehkohal, HadiHadi Saei Bonehkohal	2000 Sydney	Taekwondo	Men's 58 - 68 kg
1 Gold	Reza Zadeh, HosseinHossein Reza Zadeh	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Men's + 105kg
1 Gold	Tavakoli, HosseinHossein Tavakoli	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Men's 105kg
1 Gold	Dabir, AlirezaAlireza Dabir	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's 54 - 58kg
1 Gold	Saei Bonehkohal, HadiHadi Saei Bonehkohal	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Men's 58 - 68 kg
3 Bronze	Karami, YossefYossef Karami	2004 Athens	Taekwondo	Men's 68 - 80 kg
1 Gold	Reza Zadeh, HosseinHossein Reza Zadeh	2004 Athens	Weightlifting	Men's + 75kg
2 Silver	Jokar, MasoudMasoud Jokar	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 55 - 60kg
3 Bronze	Heidari, AlirezaAlireza Heidari	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 84 - 96kg
2 Silver	Rezaei, AlirezaAlireza Rezaei	2004 Athens	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 96 - 120kg

[edit] Medal tables

[edit] Medals by Summer Games

See also: Summer Olympics medal count

Total	10	15	21	46
Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1948 London	0	0	1	1
1952 Helsinki	0	3	4	7
1956 Melbourne	2	2	1	5
1960 Rome	0	1	3	4
1964 Tokyo	0	0	2	2
1968 Mexico City	2	1	2	5
1972 Munich	0	2	1	3
1976 Montreal	0	1	1	2
1980 Moscow	did not participate
1984 Los Angeles	did not participate
1988 Seoul	0	1	0	1
1992 Barcelona	0	1	2	3
1996 Atlanta	1	1	1	3
2000 Sydney	3	0	1	4
2004 Athens	2	2	2	6