Iran at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Iran at the Olympic Games

Flag of Iran
IOC code  IRI
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
external link (Persian) (English)
At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors 1 in 1 sport
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
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One fencer of Persian nationality competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, thereby making him the first Olympic competitor for Iran, and the only one to compete in the Qajar Dynasty. It would not be until the Pahlavi Dynasty and the 1948 Summer Olympics until the nation sent a team to compete at the Olympic Games.

[edit] Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Event Place Fencer Round 1 Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Final
Épée 19-31 Freydoun Malkom 2nd place
in pool I		 4th-6th in
quarterfinal D		 None held Did not advance

[edit] References

  • International Olympic Committee medal winners database
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Fencing 1900". Accessed 21 January 2006. Available electronically at [1].
  • Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0. 


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