Iran at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Iran competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 14 athletes represented Iran in the 1968 Olympics.[1]

Iran at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRI
(IRN used at these Games)
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Iran
Websitewww.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors14 in 3 sports
Flag bearerAbolfazl Anvari
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 11
Weightlifting 44
Wrestling 99
Total14014

Medal summary

Medal table

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Weightlifting112
Wrestling123
Total2125

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldMohammad NassiriWeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 GoldAbdollah MovahedWrestlingMen's freestyle 70 kg
 SilverParviz JalayerWeightliftingMen's 67.5 kg
 BronzeAboutaleb TalebiWrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg
 BronzeShamseddin Seyed-AbbasiWrestlingMen's freestyle 63 kg

Results by event

Athletics

Men[2]
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Jalal Keshmiri Shot put Did not start Did not advance
Discus throw 53.96 20 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men[3]
Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Mohammad Nassiri 56 kg 112.5 105.0 150.0 WR 367.5
Nasrollah Dehnavi 60 kg 117.5 107.5 140.0 365.0 6
Parviz Jalayer 67.5 kg 125.0 132.5 165.0 422.5
Daniel Gevargiz 75 kg No mark

Wrestling

Men's freestyle[4]
Athlete Event 1st round 2nd round 3rd round 4th round 5th round 6th round 7th / Final round Rank
Mohammad Ghorbani 52 kg  Defran (DOM)
W Fall
 Solari (ECU)
W Fall
 Triantafyllidis (GRE)
W Fall
 Sanders (USA)
L Fall
 Nakata (JPN)
L Fall
Did not advance 7
Aboutaleb Talebi 57 kg  Raxon (GUA)
W Superiority
 Ahmad (AFG)
W Points
 Sardar (PAK)
W Points
Bye  Behm (USA)
W Points
 Aliyev (URS)
D Points
 Uetake (JPN)
D Points
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi 63 kg  Douglas (USA)
W Points
 Luczak (GDR)
W Superiority
 Engel (TCH)
W Fall
 Tedeyev (URS)
W Points
 Karypidis (GRE)
W Fall
 Todorov (BUL)
D Points
 Kaneko (JPN)
L Points
Abdollah Movahed 70 kg  Garvie (CAN)
W Superiority
 Vario (ARG)
W Superiority
 Marchand (FRA)
W Superiority
 Rost (FRG)
W Superiority
 Chand (IND)
W Points
 Sereeter (MGL)
W Points
 Valchev (BUL)
W Points
Ali-Mohammad Momeni 78 kg  Ayub (AFG)
W Superiority
 Bajkó (HUN)
W Points
 Atalay (TUR)
L Points
 Heinze (GDR)
W Points
 Sotirov (BUL)
W Points
Did not advance 4
Mansour Mehdizadeh 87 kg  Balla (ROU)
L Disqualification
Did not appear Did not advance 22
Moslem Eskandar-Filabi 97 kg  Vernik (ARG)
W Superiority
 Jutzeler (SUI)
L Points
 Lomidze (URS)
L Points
Did not advance Did not advance 9
Abolfazl Anvari +97 kg  Nyers (HUN)
W Points
 Robertsson (SWE)
W Points
 Kristoff (USA)
L Points
 Duraliev (BUL)
L Fall
Did not advance Did not advance 6
Men's Greco-Roman[5]
Athlete Event 1st round 2nd round 3rd round 4th round 5th round 6th round Final round Rank
Hossein Moarreb 63 kg  Hassanein (EGY)
W DNF
 Alakoç (TUR)
L Points
 Galinchev (BUL)
L Fall
Did not advance 11

References

  1. "Iran at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  2. "The Official Report of The Games of the XIV Olympiad Mexico City 1968, Volume III, Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. "The Official Report of The Games of the XIV Olympiad Mexico City 1968, Volume III, Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  4. "The Official Report of The Games of the XIV Olympiad Mexico City 1968, Volume III, Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 300–308. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  5. "The Official Report of The Games of the XIV Olympiad Mexico City 1968, Volume III, Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 311. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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