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 then, except for 1980 and 1984 due to 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
Gold
21
Silver
21
Bronze
27
Total
69
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games
Iran at Summer Olympic Games
The first olympic medal for Iran, Jafar Salmasi
Mahmoud Namjoo, 1956 Melbourne
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1900 Paris0000—
1904–1936Did not participate
1948 London001134
1952 Helsinki034730
1956 Melbourne221514
1960 Rome013427
1964 Tokyo002234
1968 Mexico City212519
1972 Munich021328
1976 Montreal011233
1980–1984Did not participate (Boycotted)
1988 Seoul010136
1992 Barcelona012344
1996 Atlanta111343
2000 Sydney301427
2004 Athens222629
2008 Beijing101251
2012 London7511312
2016 Rio de Janeiro314825
Total2121276942

Medals by Winter Games
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo0000—
1960 Squaw ValleyDid not participate
1964 Innsbruck0000—
1968 Grenoble0000—
1972 Sapporo0000—
1976 Innsbruck0000—
1980–1994Did not participate
1998 Nagano0000—
2002 Salt Lake City0000—
2006 Turin0000—
2010 Vancouver0000—
2014 Sochi0000—
2018 Pyeongchang0000—
Total0000—

Medals by sport
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 0101
Taekwondo 2136
Weightlifting 95519
Wrestling 10141943
Total21212769

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event Date City
 BronzeJafar Salmasi 1948 LondonWeightliftingMen's 60 kg019 August 1948 Salmas, West Azerbaijan
 BronzeMahmoud Mollaghasemi 1952 HelsinkiWrestlingMen's freestyle 52 kg0223 July 1952 Tehran
 BronzeAbdollah Mojtabavi 1952 HelsinkiWrestlingMen's freestyle 73 kg0323 July 1952 Tehran
 SilverGholamreza Takhti 1952 HelsinkiWrestlingMen's freestyle 79 kg0423 July 1952 Tehran
 SilverNasser Givehchi 1952 HelsinkiWrestlingMen's freestyle 62 kg0523 July 1952 Tehran
 BronzeJahanbakht Tofigh 1952 HelsinkiWrestlingMen's freestyle 67 kg0623 July 1952 Sarab, East Azerbaijan
 SilverMahmoud Namjoo 1952 HelsinkiWeightliftingMen's 56 kg0725 July 1952 Rasht
 BronzeAli Mirzaei 1952 HelsinkiWeightliftingMen's 56 kg0825 July 1952 Tehran
 BronzeMahmoud Namjoo 1956 MelbourneWeightliftingMen's 56 kg0923 November 1956 Rasht
 SilverMehdi Yaghoubi 1956 MelbourneWrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg101 December 1956 Qazvin
 SilverMohammad Ali Khojastehpour 1956 MelbourneWrestlingMen's freestyle 52 kg111 December 1956 Tehran
 GoldEmam-Ali Habibi 1956 MelbourneWrestlingMen's freestyle 67 kg121 December 1956 Babol, Mazandaran (The Tiger of Mazandaran)
 GoldGholamreza Takhti 1956 MelbourneWrestlingMen's freestyle 87 kg131 December 1956 Tehran
 BronzeMohammad Paziraei 1960 RomeWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 52 kg1431 August 1960 Baku
 SilverGholamreza Takhti 1960 RomeWrestlingMen's freestyle 87 kg156 September 1960 Tehran
 BronzeEbrahim Seifpour 1960 RomeWrestlingMen's freestyle 52 kg166 September 1960 Tehran
 BronzeEsmaeil Elmkhah 1960 RomeWeightliftingMen's 56 kg177 September 1960 Rasht
 BronzeAli Akbar Heidari 1964 TokyoWrestlingMen's freestyle 52 kg1814 October 1964 Tehran
 BronzeMohammad Ali Sanatkaran 1964 TokyoWrestlingMen's freestyle 78 kg1914 October 1964 Tehran
 GoldMohammad Nassiri 1968 Mexico CityWeightliftingMen's 56 kg2013 October 1968 Tehran (Bijar?)
 SilverParviz Jalayer 1968 Mexico CityWeightliftingMen's 67.5 kg2115 October 1968 Tehran
 GoldAbdollah Movahed 1968 Mexico CityWrestlingMen's freestyle 70 kg2220 October 1968 Babolsar, Mazandaran
 BronzeAboutaleb Talebi 1968 Mexico CityWrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg2320 October 1968 Marand
 BronzeShamseddin Seyed-Abbasi 1968 Mexico CityWrestlingMen's freestyle 63 kg2420 October 1968 Tehran
 SilverMohammad Nassiri 1972 MunichWeightliftingMen's 56 kg2528 August 1972 Tehran (Bijar?)
 BronzeEbrahim Javadi 1972 MunichWrestlingMen's freestyle 48 kg2631 August 1972 Qazvin
 SilverRahim Aliabadi 1972 MunichWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 48 kg2710 September 1972 Ardabil
 BronzeMohammad Nassiri 1976 MontrealWeightliftingMen's 52 kg2818 July 1976 Tehran (Bijar?)
 SilverMansour Barzegar 1976 MontrealWrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg2931 July 1976 Tehran
 SilverAskari Mohammadian 1988 SeoulWrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg301 October 1988 Sari, Mazandaran
 BronzeAmir Reza Khadem 1992 BarcelonaWrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg316 August 1992 Mashhad
 SilverAskari Mohammadian 1992 BarcelonaWrestlingMen's freestyle 62 kg327 August 1992 Sari, Mazandaran
 BronzeRasoul Khadem 1992 BarcelonaWrestlingMen's freestyle 82 kg337 August 1992 Mashhad
 BronzeAmir Reza Khadem 1996 AtlantaWrestlingMen's freestyle 82 kg3431 July 1996 Mashhad
 SilverAbbas Jadidi 1996 AtlantaWrestlingMen's freestyle 100 kg3531 July 1996 Tehran
 GoldRasoul Khadem 1996 AtlantaWrestlingMen's freestyle 90 kg362 August 1996 Mashhad
 GoldHossein Tavakkoli 2000 SydneyWeightliftingMen's 105 kg3725 September 2000 Mahmoudabad, Mazandaran
 GoldHossein Rezazadeh 2000 SydneyWeightliftingMen's +105 kg3826 September 2000 Ardabil
 BronzeHadi Saei 2000 SydneyTaekwondoMen's 68 kg3928 September 2000 Rey, Tehran
 GoldAlireza Dabir 2000 SydneyWrestlingMen's freestyle 58 kg401 October 2000 Rey, Tehran
 GoldHossein Rezazadeh 2004 AthensWeightliftingMen's +105 kg4125 August 2004 Ardabil
 GoldHadi Saei 2004 AthensTaekwondoMen's 68 kg4227 August 2004 Rey, Tehran
 BronzeYousef Karami 2004 AthensTaekwondoMen's 80 kg4328 August 2004 Meyaneh
 SilverAlireza Rezaei 2004 AthensWrestlingMen's freestyle 120 kg4428 August 2004 Tehran
 SilverMasoud Mostafa-Jokar 2004 AthensWrestlingMen's freestyle 60 kg4529 August 2004 Malayer
 BronzeAlireza Heidari 2004 AthensWrestlingMen's freestyle 96 kg4629 August 2004 Tehran
 BronzeMorad Mohammadi 2008 BeijingWrestlingMen's freestyle 60 kg4719 August 2008 Sari, Mazandaran
 GoldHadi Saei 2008 BeijingTaekwondoMen's 80 kg4822 August 2008 Rey, Tehran
 SilverKianoush Rostami 2012 LondonWeightliftingMen's 85 kg493 August 2012[a] Kermanshah
 GoldSaeid Mohammadpour 2012 LondonWeightliftingMen's 94 kg504 August 2012[b] Ardabil
 GoldHamid Sourian 2012 LondonWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 55 kg515 August 2012 Rey, Tehran
 GoldOmid Norouzi 2012 LondonWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 60 kg526 August 2012 Shiraz
 GoldNavab Nassirshalal 2012 LondonWeightliftingMen's 105 kg536 August 2012[d] Ahvaz, Iran
 GoldGhasem Rezaei 2012 LondonWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 96 kg547 August 2012 Amol, Mazandaran
 GoldBehdad Salimi 2012 LondonWeightliftingMen's +105 kg557 August 2012 Ghaemshahr, Mazandaran
 SilverSajjad Anoushiravani 2012 LondonWeightliftingMen's +105 kg567 August 2012 Ardabil
 SilverEhsan Haddadi 2012 LondonAthleticsMen's discus throw577 August 2012 Tehran, Iran
 SilverMohammad Bagheri Motamed 2012 LondonTaekwondoMen's 68 kg589 August 2012 Rey, Tehran
 SilverSadegh Goudarzi 2012 LondonWrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg5910 August 2012 Malayer
 BronzeEhsan Lashgari 2012 LondonWrestlingMen's freestyle 84 kg6011 August 2012 Qazvin
 GoldKomeil Ghasemi 2012 LondonWrestlingMen's freestyle 120 kg6111 August 2012[c] Juybar, Mazandaran
 GoldKianoush Rostami 2016 Rio de JaneiroWeightliftingMen's 85 kg6212 August 2016 Kermanshah
 GoldSohrab Moradi 2016 Rio de JaneiroWeightliftingMen's 94 kg6313 August 2016 Sedeh, Isfahan
 BronzeSaeid Abdevali 2016 Rio de JaneiroWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 75 kg6414 August 2016 Andimeshk
 BronzeGhasem Rezaei 2016 Rio de JaneiroWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 98 kg6516 August 2016 Amol, Mazandaran
 BronzeKimia Alizadeh 2016 Rio de JaneiroTaekwondoWomen's 57 kg6618 August 2016 Karaj, Iran
 BronzeHassan Rahimi 2016 Rio de JaneiroWrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg6719 August 2016 Tehran, Iran
 GoldHassan Yazdani 2016 Rio de JaneiroWrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg6819 August 2016 Juybar, Mazandaran
 SilverKomeil Ghasemi 2016 Rio de JaneiroWrestlingMen's freestyle 125 kg6920 August 2016 Juybar, Mazandaran
  • 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 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 1952–1960 1 2 0 3
4 Mohammad Nassiri Weightlifting 1968–1976 1 1 1 3
5 Komeil Ghasemi Wrestling 2012–2016 1 1 0 2
5 Kianoush Rostami Weightlifting 2012–2016 1 1 0 2
7 Rasoul Khadem Wrestling 1992–1996 1 0 1 2
7 Ghasem Rezaei Wrestling 2012–2016 1 0 1 2
9 Askari Mohammadian Wrestling 1988–1992 0 2 0 2
10 Mahmoud Namjoo Weightlifting 1952–1956 0 1 1 2
11 Amir Reza Khadem Wrestling 1992–1996 0 0 2 2

Sport by year

Summer Olympics
Sport004852566064687276889296000408121620Years
 
Aquatics, Diving 11
Aquatics, Swimming 11111117
Aquatics, Water polo 111
Archery 22114
Athletics 12181341211261010216
Badminton 11
Basketball 1312123
Boxing 8645566451341214
Canoeing, Sprint 1213
Cycling, Road 4466422333111
Cycling, Track 422425
Equestrian 11
Fencing 142131237
Football 1719173
Gymnastics, Artistic 21
Judo 1376126
Karate 31
Rowing 2213
Shooting 314411135610
Table tennis 1111236
Taekwondo 432233426
Volleyball 12122
Weightlifting 5777543756636514
Wrestling 7881212914171516101113121312617
Total1362217256314508627401835385553635018

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

See also
  • "Islamic Republic of Iran". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Iran". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/IRI". olympanalyt.com.
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