Iran at the Olympics
| Iran at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
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| Winter appearances | |
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1979, first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900 , and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for 1980 and 1984 due to boycotts. Iran has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games on several occasions since 1956.
Freydoun Malkom, a fencer who competed in the épée event in the 1900 Summer Olympics, was the first Iranian Olympic competitor. Iranian athletes have won a total of 69 medals, all in wrestling, weightlifting, taekwondo, and athletics.
Iran's National Olympic Committee was founded in 1947.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1900 Paris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1904–1936 | Did not participate | ||||
| 1948 London | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 |
| 1956 Melbourne | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 1960 Rome | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 1972 Munich | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 1980–1984 | Did not participate (Boycotted) | ||||
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| 2000 Sydney | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| 2004 Athens | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 29 |
| 2008 Beijing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 51 |
| 2012 London | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 27 | 69 | 42 |
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | Did not participate | ||||
| 1964 Innsbruck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1968 Grenoble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1972 Sapporo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 Innsbruck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980–1994 | Did not participate | ||||
| 1998 Nagano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 Turin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 Vancouver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 Sochi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Taekwondo |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 Weightlifting |
9 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
 Wrestling |
10 | 14 | 19 | 43 |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 27 | 69 |
List of medalists
- a Kianoush Rostami originally won the bronze medal, but was upgraded to silver on 26 November 2016 after the original silver medalist tested positive for doping.
- b Saeid Mohammadpour originally finished 5th, but was upgraded to the gold medal position on 20 December 2016 since the top four weightlifters tested positive for doping.
- c Komeil Ghasemi originally won the bronze medal, but was upgraded to gold on 26 July 2019 after the original gold and silver medalists tested positive for doping.
- d Navab Nassirshalal originally won the silver medal, but was upgraded to gold on 19 December 2019 after the original gold medalist tested positive for doping.
Athletes with most medals
| # | Athlete | Sport | Games | 
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| 1 | Hadi Saei | Taekwondo
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2000–2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Hossein Rezazadeh | Weightlifting
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2000–2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Gholamreza Takhti | Wrestling
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1952–1960 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Mohammad Nassiri | Weightlifting
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1968–1976 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Komeil Ghasemi | Wrestling
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2012–2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Kianoush Rostami | Weightlifting
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2012–2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Rasoul Khadem | Wrestling
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1992–1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Ghasem Rezaei | Wrestling
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2012–2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Askari Mohammadian | Wrestling
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1988–1992 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Mahmoud Namjoo | Weightlifting
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1952–1956 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Amir Reza Khadem | Wrestling
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1992–1996 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Sport by year
Summer Olympics
| Sport | 00 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
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 Aquatics, Diving
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Aquatics, Swimming
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||
 Aquatics, Water polo
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11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Archery
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2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Athletics
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1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 16 | ||
 Badminton
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Basketball
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13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Boxing
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8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||||
 Canoeing, Sprint
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1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Cycling, Road
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4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |||||||
 Cycling, Track
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4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
 Equestrian
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Fencing
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1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
 Football
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17 | 19 | 17 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Gymnastics, Artistic
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2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Judo
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1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Karate
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4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Rowing
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2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Shooting
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3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||
 Table tennis
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Taekwondo
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4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Volleyball, Indoor
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12 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Weightlifting
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5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | ||||
 Wrestling
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7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 17 | |
| Total | 1 | 36 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 63 | 14 | 50 | 86 | 27 | 40 | 18 | 35 | 38 | 55 | 53 | 63 | 51 | 18 |
Winter Olympics
| Sport | 56 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Years |
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 Skiing, Alpine
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3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
 Skiing, Cross-country
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
See also
- List of flag bearers for Iran at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for Iran
- Iran at the Asian Games
External links
- "Islamic Republic of Iran". International Olympic Committee.
- "Iran". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/IRI". olympanalyt.com.
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