Iran at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Iran at the Olympic Games

Flag of Iran – Flag bearers
IOC code  IRI
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Website www.olympic.ir (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 Jafar Salmasi.[1][2]

Contents

[edit] Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Basketball 13 13
Boxing 8 8
Shooting 3 3
Weightlifting 5 5
Wrestling 7 7
Total 36 0 36

[edit] Medal summary

[edit] Medal table

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Weightlifting 1 1
Total 0 0 1 1

[edit] Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Jafar Salmasi Weightlifting Men's 60 kg

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men[3]
Squad list Preliminary group Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Group D Rank
Kazem Ashtari
Hossein Jabbarzadegan
Houshang Rafatjah
Abolfazl Solbi
Asghar Ehsasi
Hossein Karandish
Fereydoun Sadeghi
Hossein Soroudi
Fereydoun Esfandiari
Farhang Mohtadi
Ziaeddin Shadman
Hossein Soudipour
Hossein Hashemi
Coach: Kazem Rahbari		  France
L 30–62		 4 9th–16th places
 Canada
L 25–81		 13th–16th places
 Hungary
W 2–0, WO		 13th place match
 Cuba
L 36–70		 14
 Ireland
W 49–22
 Mexico
L 27–68
 Cuba
L 30–63

[edit] Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men[4]
Athlete Event 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Ghasem Rasaeli 51 kg  Corman (NED)
L Points		 Did not advance 17
Emmanuel Aghassi 54 kg  Vicente (ESP)
L Points		 Did not advance 17
Jamshid Fani 58 kg  Savoie (CAN)
L Disqualification		 Did not advance 17
Masoud Rahimiha 62 kg  López (ARG)
L Points		 Did not advance 17
George Issabeg 67 kg  D'Ottavio (ITA)
L Points		 Did not advance 17
Hossein Tousi 73 kg  Karlsson (SWE)
W Points		  McKeon (IRL)
L Points		 Did not advance 9
Eskandar Shora 80 kg Bye  Di Segni (ITA)
L Points		 Did not advance 9
Mohammad Jamshidabadi +80 kg Bye  Nilsson (SWE)
L Disqualification		 Did not advance 9

[edit] Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Open[5]
Athlete Event Score Rank
Farhang Khosropanah 50 m rifle prone 545 69
300 m rifle 3 positions 472 36
Mohammad Mollazal 50 m rifle prone 511 71
300 m rifle 3 positions 660 34
Mahmoud Sakhaei 50 m rifle prone 552 67
300 m rifle 3 positions 587 35

[edit] Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men[6]
Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Mahmoud Namjoo 56 kg 82.5 82.5 122.5 OR 287.5 5
Jafar Salmasi 60 kg 100.0 OR 97.5 115.0 312.5 3
Asadollah Mahini 67.5 kg 85.0 92.5 117.5 295.0 19
Nasser Mirghavami 75 kg 102.5 95.0 130.0 327.5 13
Rasoul Raeisi 82.5 kg 110.0 110.0 135.0 355.0 8

[edit] Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men's freestyle[7]
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 / 8 Rank
Mansour Raeisi 52 kg  Jernigan (USA)
L 0–3		  Harris (AUS)
W Fall		  Jadhav (IND)
W Fall		  Balamir (TUR)
L 0–3		 Did not advance 4
Hassan Saadian 62 kg  Bilge (TUR)
L Fall		  Moore (USA)
W 2–1		  Tóth (HUN)
L 0–3		 Did not advance 11
Ali Ghaffari 67 kg  Ries (RSA)
L 0–3		  Kim (KOR)
W Fall		  Koll (USA)
L Fall		 Did not advance 11
Abbas Zandi 73 kg  Estrada (MEX)
W Fall		  Doğu (TUR)
L Fall		  Leclerc (FRA)
L 0–3		 Did not advance 7
Abbas Hariri 79 kg  Brand (USA)
L 1–2		 Did not appear Did not advance 16
Mansour Mirghavami 87 kg  Morton (RSA)
L 0–3		  Tarányi (HUN)
L 0–3		 Did not advance 12
Abolghasem Sakhdari +87 kg Bye  Hutton (USA)
L 1–2		  Antonsson (SWE)
L Fall		 Did not advance 5

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Iran at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IRI/summer/1948/. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad". LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 726–727. http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 
  3. ^ "1948 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". International Basketball Federation. http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2932/_/1948_Olympic_Games_Tournament_for_Men/index.html. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 
  4. ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad". LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 411–418. http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 
  5. ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad". LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 609–614. http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 
  6. ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad". LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 666–677. http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 
  7. ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad". LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 689–696. http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf. Retrieved 31 May 2011. 

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