Iran at the 1948 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 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors 36 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Mostafa Baharmast
Medals
Rank: 34		 Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
1		 Total
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Iran competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.

The country's sole medal was a weightlifting bronze won in the featherweight division by Mohammad Jafar Salmassi.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Bronze

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Basketball

Men:

  • Team - 14th place
    1. Preliminary group - 4th place in group D, Did not advance
      1. Lost to France, 62-30
      2. Defeated Ireland, 49-22
      3. Lost to Mexico, 68-27
      4. Lost to Cuba, 63-30
    2. places 9th to 16th - Lost to Canada, 81-25
    3. places 13th to 16th - Defeated Hungary, Walkover
    4. places 13th to 14th - Lost to Cuba, 70-36
  • Team roster
    • Kazem Ashtari
    • Asghar Ehsasi
    • Fereydoon Esfandiari
    • Hossein Hashemi
    • Hossein Jabbarzadegan
    • Hossein Karandish
    • Farhang Mohtadi
    • Houshang Rafatjah
    • Fereydoon Sadeghi
    • Ziaoddin Shadman
    • Abolfazl Solbi
    • Hossein Sorouri
    • Hossein Saoudipour
  • Head coach: Kazem Rahbari

[edit] Boxing

Men's 51 kg:

  • Ghasem Rasaeli - Eliminated
    1. 1st round - Lost to Hermanus Corman of Netherlands by points

Men's 54 kg:

Men's 58 kg:

  • Jamshid Fani - Eliminated
    1. 1st round - Lost to Armand Savoie of Canada, Disqualified

Men's 62 kg:

  • Masoud Rahimiha - Eliminated
    1. 1st round - Lost to Manuel Lopez of Argentina by points

Men's 67 kg:

Men's 73 kg:

  • Hossein Tousi - Eliminated
    1. 1st round - Defeated Tore Karlsson of Sweden by points
    2. 2nd round - Lost to Michael McKeon of Ireland by points

Men's 80 kg:

  • Shura Ossipoff - Eliminated
    1. 1st round - Bye
    2. 2nd round - Lost to Giacomo Di Segni of Italy by points

Men's +80 kg:

  • Mohammad Jamshidabadi - Eliminated
    1. 1st round - Bye
    2. 2nd round - Lost to Gunnar Nilsson of Sweden, Disqualified

[edit] Shooting

Men's 300 m free rifle:

  • S. Mollazal - 34th place, 660 points
  • Mahmoud Sakhaei - 35th place, 587 points
  • Farhang Khosropanah - 36th place, 472 points

Men's 50 m small bore rifle:

  • Mahmoud Sakhaei - 67th place, 552 points
  • Farhang Khosropanah - 69th place, 545 points
  • S. Mollazal - 71st place, 511 points

[edit] Weightlifting

Men's 56 kg:

Men's 60 kg:

  • Mohammad Jafar Salmassi - Bronze medal, 312.5 kg

Men's 67.5 kg:

  • Asadollah Mahini - 19th place, 295 kg

Men's 75 kg:

  • Naser Mirghavami - 13th place, 327.5 kg

Men's 82.5 kg:

  • Rasoul Raeisi - 8th place, 355 kg

[edit] Wrestling

[edit] Freestyle

Men's 52 kg:

  • Mansour Raeisi - 4th place
    1. Round 1 - Lost to Billy Jernigan of United States by points, 3 pen
    2. Round 2 - Defeated B. Harris of Australia by fall, 3 pen
    3. Round 3 - Defeated Kha-Shaba Jadav of India by fall, 3 pen
    4. Round 4 - Lost to Halit Balamir of Turkey by points, 6 pen, Eliminated

Men's 62 kg:

Men's 67 kg:

  • Ali Ghaffari - Eliminated
    1. Round 1 - Lost to Anthony Ries of South Africa by points, 3 pen
    2. Round 2 - Defeated Kim Suk-Young of South Korea by fall, 3 pen
    3. Round 3 - Lost to William Koll of United States by fall, 7 pen, Eliminated

Men's 73 kg:

  • Abbas Zandi - Eliminated
    1. Round 1 - Defeated E. Estrada Ojeda of Mexico by fall, 0 pen
    2. Round 2 - Lost to Yaşar Doğu of Turkey by fall, 4 pen
    3. Round 3 - Lost to Jean-Baptiste Leclere of France by points, 7 pen, Eliminated

Men's 79 kg:

  • Abbas Hariri - Eliminated
    1. Round 1 - Lost to Glen Brand of United States by points, 3 pen
    2. Round 2 - Did not show, Eliminated

Men's 87 kg:

  • Mansour Mirghavami - Eliminated
    1. Round 1 - Lost to Patrick Morton of South Africa by points, 3 pen
    2. Round 2 - Lost to J. Taranyi of Hungary by points, 6 pen, Eliminated

Men's +87 kg:

  • Abolghasem Sakhdari - 5th place
    1. Round 1 - Bye
    2. Round 2 - Lost to Richard Hutton of United States by points, 3 pen
    3. Round 3 - Lost to Bertil Antonsson of Sweden by fall, 7 pen, Eliminated

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