Iran at the Olympics

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1979, first participated at the Olympic Games in 1900. Iran has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1948, except for 1980 and 1984 due to political boycotts. Iran has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games on several occasions since 1956.

Iran at the
Olympics
IOC codeIRI
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Websitewww.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
24
Silver
23
Bronze
29
Total
76
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Iran has participated in 18 Olympics so far. Iran participated in 9 Summer Olympics and gained 4 gold medals before that 1979 Revolution, also Iran participated in 9 Summer Olympics and it won 20 gold medals after the revolution.[1][2]

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 76 medals, all in wrestling, weightlifting, taekwondo, athletics, shooting, and karate. Iran's National Olympic Committee was founded in 1947.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Iran at Summer Olympic Games
The first olympic medal for Iran, Jafar Salmasi
Emam-Ali Habibi, 1956 Melbourne
Mohammad Nassiri, 1968 Mexico City
Sohrab Moradi, 2016 Summer Olympics
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1896 Athensdid not participate
1900 Paris10000
1904 St. Louisdid not participate
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp
1924 Paris
1928 Amsterdam
1932 Los Angeles
1936 Berlin
1948 London36001134
1952 Helsinki22034730
1956 Melbourne17221514
1960 Rome25013427
1964 Tokyo630022 34
1968 Mexico City14212519
1972 Munich50021328
1976 Montreal86011233
1980 Moscowdid not participate
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul27010136
1992 Barcelona40012344
1996 Atlanta18111343
2000 Sydney35301427
2004 Athens38222629
2008 Beijing55101252
2012 London537511312
2016 Rio de Janeiro63314824
2020 Tokyo65322727
2024 Paris--
2028 Los Angelesfuture event
2032 Brisbane
Total2423297640

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo30000
1960 Squaw Valleydid not participate
1964 Innsbruck40000
1968 Grenoble40000
1972 Sapporo40000
1976 Innsbruck40000
1980 Lake Placiddid not participate
1984 Sarajevo
1988 Calgary
1992 Albertville
1994 Lillehammer
1998 Nagano10000
2002 Salt Lake City20000
2006 Turin20000
2010 Vancouver40000
2014 Sochi50000
2018 Pyeongchang40000
2022 Beijing30000
2026 Milan–Cortinafuture event
Total0000

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Wrestling 11152147
Weightlifting 96520
Taekwondo 2136
Shooting 1001
Karate 1001
Athletics 0101
Total24232976

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event Date
 BronzeJafar Salmasi1948 LondonWeightliftingMen's 60 kg019 August 1948[3]
 SilverGholamreza Takhti1952 HelsinkiWrestlingMen's freestyle 79 kg0423 July 1952
 SilverNasser Givehchi1952 HelsinkiWrestlingMen's freestyle 62 kg0523 July 1952
 SilverMahmoud Namjoo1952 HelsinkiWeightliftingMen's 56 kg0725 July 1952
 BronzeMahmoud Mollaghasemi1952 HelsinkiWrestlingMen's freestyle 52 kg0223 July 1952
 BronzeAbdollah Mojtabavi1952 HelsinkiWrestlingMen's freestyle 73 kg0323 July 1952
 BronzeTofigh Jahanbakht1952 HelsinkiWrestlingMen's freestyle 67 kg0623 July 1952
 BronzeAli Mirzaei1952 HelsinkiWeightliftingMen's 56 kg0825 July 1952
 GoldEmam-Ali Habibi1956 MelbourneWrestlingMen's freestyle 67 kg121 December 1956
 GoldGholamreza Takhti1956 MelbourneWrestlingMen's freestyle 87 kg131 December 1956
 SilverMehdi Yaghoubi1956 MelbourneWrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg101 December 1956
 SilverMohammad Ali Khojastehpour1956 MelbourneWrestlingMen's freestyle 52 kg111 December 1956
 BronzeMahmoud Namjoo1956 MelbourneWeightliftingMen's 56 kg0923 November 1956
 SilverGholamreza Takhti1960 RomeWrestlingMen's freestyle 87 kg156 September 1960
 BronzeMohammad Paziraei1960 RomeWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 52 kg1431 August 1960
 BronzeEbrahim Seifpour1960 RomeWrestlingMen's freestyle 52 kg166 September 1960
 BronzeEsmaeil Elmkhah1960 RomeWeightliftingMen's 56 kg177 September 1960
 BronzeAli Akbar Heidari1964 TokyoWrestlingMen's freestyle 52 kg1814 October 1964
 BronzeMohammad Ali Sanatkaran1964 TokyoWrestlingMen's freestyle 78 kg1914 October 1964
 GoldMohammad Nassiri1968 Mexico CityWeightliftingMen's 56 kg2013 October 1968
 GoldAbdollah Movahed1968 Mexico CityWrestlingMen's freestyle 70 kg2220 October 1968
 SilverParviz Jalayer1968 Mexico CityWeightliftingMen's 67.5 kg2115 October 1968
 BronzeAboutaleb Talebi1968 Mexico CityWrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg2320 October 1968
 BronzeShamseddin Seyed-Abbasi1968 Mexico CityWrestlingMen's freestyle 63 kg2420 October 1968
 SilverMohammad Nassiri1972 MunichWeightliftingMen's 56 kg2528 August 1972
 SilverRahim Aliabadi1972 MunichWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 48 kg2710 September 1972
 BronzeEbrahim Javadi1972 MunichWrestlingMen's freestyle 48 kg2631 August 1972
 SilverMansour Barzegar1976 MontrealWrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg2931 July 1976
 BronzeMohammad Nassiri1976 MontrealWeightliftingMen's 52 kg2818 July 1976
 SilverAskari Mohammadian1988 SeoulWrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg301 October 1988
 SilverAskari Mohammadian1992 BarcelonaWrestlingMen's freestyle 62 kg327 August 1992
 BronzeAmir Reza Khadem1992 BarcelonaWrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg316 August 1992
 BronzeRasoul Khadem1992 BarcelonaWrestlingMen's freestyle 82 kg337 August 1992
 GoldRasoul Khadem1996 AtlantaWrestlingMen's freestyle 90 kg362 August 1996
 SilverAbbas Jadidi1996 AtlantaWrestlingMen's freestyle 100 kg3531 July 1996
 BronzeAmir Reza Khadem1996 AtlantaWrestlingMen's freestyle 82 kg3431 July 1996
 GoldHossein Tavakkoli2000 SydneyWeightliftingMen's 105 kg3725 September 2000
 GoldHossein Rezazadeh2000 SydneyWeightliftingMen's +105 kg3826 September 2000
 GoldAlireza Dabir2000 SydneyWrestlingMen's freestyle 58 kg401 October 2000
 BronzeHadi Saei2000 SydneyTaekwondoMen's 68 kg3928 September 2000
 GoldHossein Rezazadeh2004 AthensWeightliftingMen's +105 kg4125 August 2004
 GoldHadi Saei2004 AthensTaekwondoMen's 68 kg4227 August 2004
 SilverAlireza Rezaei2004 AthensWrestlingMen's freestyle 120 kg4428 August 2004
 SilverMasoud Mostafa-Jokar2004 AthensWrestlingMen's freestyle 60 kg4529 August 2004
 BronzeYousef Karami2004 AthensTaekwondoMen's 80 kg4328 August 2004
 BronzeAlireza Heidari2004 AthensWrestlingMen's freestyle 96 kg4629 August 2004
 GoldHadi Saei2008 BeijingTaekwondoMen's 80 kg4822 August 2008
 BronzeMorad Mohammadi2008 BeijingWrestlingMen's freestyle 60 kg4719 August 2008
 GoldSaeid Mohammadpour2012 LondonWeightliftingMen's 94 kg504 August 2012[b]
 GoldHamid Sourian2012 LondonWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 55 kg515 August 2012
 GoldOmid Norouzi2012 LondonWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 60 kg526 August 2012
 GoldNavab Nassirshalal2012 LondonWeightliftingMen's 105 kg536 August 2012[d]
 GoldGhasem Rezaei2012 LondonWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 96 kg547 August 2012
 GoldBehdad Salimi2012 LondonWeightliftingMen's +105 kg557 August 2012
 GoldKomeil Ghasemi2012 LondonWrestlingMen's freestyle 120 kg6111 August 2012[c]
 SilverKianoush Rostami2012 LondonWeightliftingMen's 85 kg493 August 2012[a]
 SilverSajjad Anoushiravani2012 LondonWeightliftingMen's +105 kg567 August 2012
 SilverEhsan Haddadi2012 LondonAthleticsMen's discus throw577 August 2012
 SilverMohammad Bagheri Motamed2012 LondonTaekwondoMen's 68 kg589 August 2012
 SilverSadegh Goudarzi2012 LondonWrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg5910 August 2012
 BronzeEhsan Lashgari2012 LondonWrestlingMen's freestyle 84 kg6011 August 2012
 GoldKianoush Rostami2016 Rio de JaneiroWeightliftingMen's 85 kg6212 August 2016
 GoldSohrab Moradi2016 Rio de JaneiroWeightliftingMen's 94 kg6313 August 2016
 GoldHassan Yazdani2016 Rio de JaneiroWrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg6819 August 2016[4]
 SilverKomeil Ghasemi2016 Rio de JaneiroWrestlingMen's freestyle 125 kg6920 August 2016
 BronzeSaeid Abdevali2016 Rio de JaneiroWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 75 kg6414 August 2016
 BronzeGhasem Rezaei2016 Rio de JaneiroWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 98 kg6516 August 2016
 BronzeKimia Alizadeh2016 Rio de JaneiroTaekwondoWomen's 57 kg6618 August 2016
 BronzeHassan Rahimi2016 Rio de JaneiroWrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg6719 August 2016
 GoldJavad Foroughi2020 TokyoShootingMen's 10 m air pistol7024 July 2021
 GoldMohammad Reza Geraei2020 TokyoWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 67 kg724 August 2021
 GoldSajjad Ganjzadeh2020 TokyoKarateMen's kumite +75 kg767 August 2021
 SilverAli Davoudi2020 TokyoWeightliftingMen's +109 kg734 August 2021
 SilverHassan Yazdani2020 TokyoWrestlingMen's freestyle 86 kg745 August 2021
 BronzeMohammad Hadi Saravi2020 TokyoWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 97 kg713 August 2021
 BronzeAmir Hossein Zare2020 TokyoWrestlingMen's freestyle 125 kg756 August 2021
  • 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

  • Athletes in bold are still active with Iran.
# Athlete Sport Games Total
1 Hadi Saei Taekwondo 2000–2008 2 0 1 3
2 Hossein Rezazadeh Weightlifting 2000–2004 2 0 0 2
3 Gholamreza Takhti Wrestling 1952–1964 1 2 0 3
4 Mohammad Nassiri Weightlifting 1968–1976 1 1 1 3
5 Komeil Ghasemi Wrestling 2012–2016 1 1 0 2
Kianoush Rostami Weightlifting 2012–2016 1 1 0 2
Hassan Yazdani Wrestling 2016–2020 1 1 0 2
8 Rasoul Khadem Wrestling 1992–1996 1 0 1 2
Ghasem Rezaei Wrestling 2012–2016 1 0 1 2
10 Askari Mohammadian Wrestling 1988–1992 0 2 0 2
11 Mahmoud Namjoo Weightlifting 1952–1956 0 1 1 2
12 Amir Reza Khadem Wrestling 1992–1996 0 0 2 2

Sport by year

Summer Olympics

Sport004852566064687276889296000408121620Years
 
Aquatics, Diving 11
Aquatics, Swimming 111111118
Aquatics, Water polo 111
Archery 22114
Athletics 12181341211261010316
Badminton 112
Basketball 1312123
Boxing 8645566451341214
Canoeing, Sprint 12114
Cycling, Road 4466422333111
Cycling, Track 422425
Equestrian 11
Fencing 142131247
Football 1719173
Gymnastics, Artistic 21
Judo 1376126
Karate 31
Rowing 22114
Shooting 314411135610
Table tennis 11112317
Taekwondo 432233436
Volleyball 12122
Weightlifting 57775437566365215
Wrestling 78812129141715161011131213121117
Total1362217256314508627401835385553636518

Winter Olympics

Sport5664687276980206101418Years
 
Skiing, Alpine 3444411133211
Skiing, Cross-country 111225
Total3444412245411

See also

References

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