Iran at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Iran competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 25 athletes represented Iran in the 1960 Olympics.[1]

Iran at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRI
(IRN used at these Games)
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Iran
Websitewww.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)
in Rome
Competitors25 in 5 sports
Flag bearerJafar Salmasi
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors
Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 11
Boxing 44
Shooting 11
Weightlifting 77
Wrestling 1212
Total25025

Medal summary

Medal table
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Weightlifting11
Wrestling123
Total0134

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverGholamreza TakhtiWrestlingMen's freestyle 87 kg
 BronzeEsmaeil ElmkhahWeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 BronzeEbrahim SeifpourWrestlingMen's freestyle 52 kg
 BronzeMohammad PaziraeiWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 52 kg

Results by event

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men[2]
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Rouhollah Rahmani Triple jump 14.70 30 Did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men[3]
Athlete Event 1/32 final 1/16 final 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Ezaria Ilkhanoff 51 kg Bye  Badrian (RHO)
W 4–1		  Botta (ARG)
L Walkover		 Did not advance 9
Sadegh Aliakbarzadeh 54 kg Bye  Nasir (PAK)
L 1–4		 Did not advance 17
Vazik Kazarian 63.5 kg Bye  Kelsey (GBR)
L 2–3		 Did not advance 17
Amir Yavari 67 kg Bye  Cornejo (CHI)
W 3–2		  Drogosz (POL)
L 0–5		 Did not advance 9

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Open[4]
Athlete Event Elimination round Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Gholam Hossein Mobaser 50 m rifle 3 positions 471 71 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 384 33 Q 567 50

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men[5]
Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Esmaeil Elmkhah 56 kg 97.5 100.0 132.5 330.0
Ali Safa-Sonboli 60 kg 92.5 No mark — — —
Henrik Tamraz 67.5 kg 112.5 105.0 130.0 347.5 14
Mohammad Ami-Tehrani 75 kg 117.5 120.0 155.0 392.5 6
Ebrahim Peiravi 75 kg Did not start
Mangashti Amirian 82.5 kg 120.0 120.0 150.0 390.0 10
Manouchehr Boroumand 90 kg Did not start

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men's freestyle[6]
Athlete Event First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Sixth round Final round Rank
Ebrahim Seifpour 52 kg  Gröning (AUS)
W Fall		  Rantala (FIN)
W Fall		  Kropp (POL)
W Fall		  Zoete (FRA)
W Fall		  Aliyev (URS)
W Fall		  Bilek (TUR)
L Points		  Matsubara (JPN)
L Points
Mehdi Yaghoubi 57 kg  Akbaş (TUR)
D Points		  Mancini (SMR)
W Fall		  Im (KOR)
W Points		  Asai (JPN)
L Points		 Did not advance Did not advance 7
Mohammad Khadem 62 kg  Rubashvili (URS)
L Fall		  Giani (USA)
W Points		  Kang (KOR)
W Fall		  Sato (JPN)
L Fall		 Did not advance 8
Mostafa Tajik 67 kg  Ashrafuddin (PAK)
W Fall		  Şahin (TUR)
W Points		  Nazem (LIB)
W Fall		  Ries (RSA)
W Fall		  Valchev (BUL)
L Fall		  Wilson (USA)
L Points		 4
Emam-Ali Habibi 73 kg  Choi (KOR)
W Fall		  Carlsson (SWE)
W Points		  Bashir (PAK)
W Points		  De Vescovi (ITA)
W Points		  Blubaugh (USA)
L Fall		 Did not advance 4
Mansour Mehdizadeh 79 kg  Thomas (NZL)
L Fall		  Antonsson (SWE)
W Points		  Güngör (TUR)
D Points		 Did not advance 12
Gholamreza Takhti 87 kg  Gunga (AFG)
W Fall		  Parsons (AUS)
W Fall		  Kawano (JPN)
W Fall		  Gurics (HUN)
W Fall		  van Zyl (RSA)
W Fall		  Atlı (TUR)
L Points
Yaghoub Ali Shourvarzi +87 kg  Ordman (RSA)
W Fall		  Dzarasov (URS)
L Fall		  Dietrich (EUA)
L Fall		 Did not advance Did not advance 10
Men's Greco-Roman[7]
Athlete Event First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Sixth round Final round Rank
Mohammad Paziraei 52 kg  Mewis (BEL)
W Points		  El-Sayed (EGY)
L Points		  Hajduk (POL)
W Points		 Bye  Kochergin (URS)
W Points
Ali Banihashemi 57 kg  Švec (TCH)
L Points		  Dora (YUG)
L Points		 Did not advance Did not advance 17
Hossein Mollaghasemi 62 kg  Mäkinen (FIN)
W Points		  Gregório (POR)
W Fall		  Allen (USA)
W Points		  Şulţ (ROU)
W Points		  Vyrupayev (URS)
L Fall		 Did not advance 6
Mansour Hazrati 79 kg  Punkari (FIN)
D Points		  Kormaník (TCH)
L Points		  Ayvaz (TUR)
L Points		 Did not advance 14

References
  1. "Iran at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  2. "The Games of the XVII Olympiad – Official Report Volume 2 – Part 1" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 141. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  3. "The Games of the XVII Olympiad – Official Report Volume 2 – Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 148–198. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  4. "The Games of the XVII Olympiad – Official Report Volume 2 – Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 411–416. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  5. "The Games of the XVII Olympiad – Official Report Volume 2 – Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 330–353. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  6. "The Games of the XVII Olympiad – Official Report Volume 2 – Part 1" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 509–545. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  7. "The Games of the XVII Olympiad – Official Report Volume 2 – Part 1" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 473–499. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
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