Iran at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Iran at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Iran at the; 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRI; (IRN used at these Games)
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Iran
in London
Competitors	36 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Mostafa Baharmast
Medals; Ranked 34th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904–1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980–1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

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]

IOC codeIRI
(IRN used at these Games)

NOCNational Olympic Committee of Iran

Competitors36 in 5 sports

FlagbearerMostafa Baharmast

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Iranian fencer Freydoun Malkom had competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, which made him the first Olympic athlete from Iran, but the first time the nation sent a team to compete at the Olympics was at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[3]

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Sport	Men	Women	Total
Basketball	13		13
Boxing	8		8
Shooting	3		3
Weightlifting	5		5
Wrestling	7		7
Total	36	0	36

Squad list	Preliminary group		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Squad list	Group D	Rank	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Kazem Ashtari Hossein Jabbarzadegan Houshang Rafatjah Abolfazl Solbi Asghar Ehsasi Hossein Karandish Fereydoun Sadeghi Hossein Soroudi Fereydoun Esfandiari Farhang Mohtadi Ziaeddin Shademan Hossein Saoudipour Hossein Hashemi Coach: Kazem Rahbari	France L 30–62	4	9th–16th places Canada L 25–81	13th–16th places Hungary W 2–0, WO	13th place match Cuba L 36–70	14
	Ireland W 49–22
	Mexico L 27–68
	Cuba L 30–63

Athlete	Event	1st round	2nd round	Quarterfinal	Rank
Ghasem Rasaeli	51 kg	Corman (NED) L Points	Did not advance		17
Emmanuel Agassi	54 kg	Vicente (ESP) L Points	Did not advance		17
Jamshid Fani	58 kg	Savoie (CAN) L Disqualification	Did not advance		17
Masoud Rahimiha	62 kg	López (ARG) L Points	Did not advance		17
George Issabeg	67 kg	D'Ottavio (ITA) L Points	Did not advance		17
Hossein Tousi	73 kg	Karlsson (SWE) W Points	McKeon (IRL) L Points	Did not advance	9
Eskandar Shora	80 kg	Bye	Di Segni (ITA) L Points	Did not advance	9
Mohammad Jamshidabadi	+80 kg	Bye	Nilsson (SWE) L Disqualification	Did not advance	9

Athlete	Event	Score	Rank
Farhang Khosropanah	50 m rifle prone	545	69
Farhang Khosropanah	300 m rifle 3 positions	472	36
Samad Mollazal	50 m rifle prone	511	71
Samad Mollazal	300 m rifle 3 positions	660	34
Mahmoud Sakhaei	50 m rifle prone	552	67
Mahmoud Sakhaei	300 m rifle 3 positions	587	35

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

Iran at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Weightlifting

Wrestling

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Iran at the 1948 Summer Olympics

IOC code	IRI (IRN used at these Games)
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Iran
in London
Competitors	36 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Mostafa Baharmast
Medals Ranked 34th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1900 1904–1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980–1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Rank
Mansour Raeisi	52 kg	Jernigan (USA) L 0–3	Harris (AUS) W Fall	Jadhav (IND) W Fall	Balamir (TUR) L 0–3	Did not advance	4
Hassan Saadian	62 kg	Bilge (TUR) L Fall	Moore (USA) W 2–1	Tóth (HUN) L 0–3	Did not advance		11
Ali Ghaffari	67 kg	Ries (RSA) L 0–3	Kim (KOR) W Fall	Koll (USA) L Fall	Did not advance		11
Abbas Zandi	73 kg	Estrada (MEX) W Fall	Doğu (TUR) L Fall	Leclerc (FRA) L 0–3	Did not advance		7
Abbas Hariri	79 kg	Brand (USA) L 1–2	Did not appear	Did not advance			16
Mansour Mirghavami	87 kg	Morton (RSA) L 0–3	Tarányi (HUN) L 0–3	Did not advance			12
Abolghasem Sakhdari	+87 kg	Bye	Hutton (USA) L 1–2	Antonsson (SWE) L Fall	Did not advance		5