Iran at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Iran at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | IRI |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Iran |
Website | www |
in London | |
Competitors | 36 in 5 sports |
Flag bearer | Mostafa Baharmast |
Medals Ranked 34th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iran competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 36 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 5 sports.[1] The country's sole medal was a weightlifting bronze won in the featherweight division by Jafar Salmasi.[1][2]
Competitors
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/National_basketball_team_of_Iran-1948.jpg/230px-National_basketball_team_of_Iran-1948.jpg)
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Basketball | 13 | 13 | |
Boxing | 8 | 8 | |
Shooting | 3 | 3 | |
Weightlifting | 5 | 5 | |
Wrestling | 7 | 7 | |
Total | 36 | 0 | 36 |
Medal summary
Medal table
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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![]() | Jafar Salmasi | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg |
Results by event
Basketball
- Men[3]
Squad list | Preliminary group | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
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Group D | Rank | |||||
Kazem Ashtari Hossein Jabbarzadegan Houshang Rafatjah Abolfazl Solbi Asghar Ehsasi Hossein Karandish Fereydoun Sadeghi Hossein Soroudi Fereydoun Esfandiari Farhang Mohtadi Ziaeddin Shademan Hossein Soudipour Hossein Hashemi Coach: Kazem Rahbari | ![]() L 30–62 | 4 | 9th–16th places![]() L 25–81 | 13th–16th places![]() W 2–0, WO | 13th place match![]() L 36–70 | 14 |
![]() W 49–22 | ||||||
![]() L 27–68 | ||||||
![]() L 30–63 |
Boxing
- Men[4]
Athlete | Event | 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
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Ghasem Rasaeli | 51 kg | ![]() L Points | Did not advance | 17 | |||
Emmanuel Agassi | 54 kg | ![]() L Points | Did not advance | 17 | |||
Jamshid Fani | 58 kg | ![]() L Disqualification | Did not advance | 17 | |||
Masoud Rahimiha | 62 kg | ![]() L Points | Did not advance | 17 | |||
George Issabeg | 67 kg | ![]() L Points | Did not advance | 17 | |||
Hossein Tousi | 73 kg | ![]() W Points | ![]() L Points | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Eskandar Shora | 80 kg | Bye | ![]() L Points | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Mohammad Jamshidabadi | +80 kg | Bye | ![]() L Disqualification | Did not advance | 9 |
Shooting
- Open[5]
Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
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Farhang Khosropanah | 50 m rifle prone | 545 | 69 |
300 m rifle 3 positions | 472 | 36 | |
Samad 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 |
Weightlifting
- 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 | ![]() |
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 |
Wrestling
- Men's freestyle[7]
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 / 8 | Rank |
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Mansour Raeisi | 52 kg | ![]() L 0–3 | ![]() W Fall | ![]() W Fall | ![]() L 0–3 | Did not advance | 4 | ||
Hassan Saadian | 62 kg | ![]() L Fall | ![]() W 2–1 | ![]() L 0–3 | Did not advance | 11 | |||
Ali Ghaffari | 67 kg | ![]() L 0–3 | ![]() W Fall | ![]() L Fall | Did not advance | 11 | |||
Abbas Zandi | 73 kg | ![]() W Fall | ![]() L Fall | ![]() L 0–3 | Did not advance | 7 | |||
Abbas Hariri | 79 kg | ![]() L 1–2 | Did not appear | Did not advance | 16 | ||||
Mansour Mirghavami | 87 kg | ![]() L 0–3 | ![]() L 0–3 | Did not advance | 12 | ||||
Abolghasem Sakhdari | +87 kg | Bye | ![]() L 1–2 | ![]() L Fall | Did not advance | 5 |
References
- ^ a b "Iran at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 726–727. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "1948 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". International Basketball Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 411–418. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 609–614. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 666–677. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 689–696. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
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