Iran at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Iran at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Iran at the; 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRI
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Website	www.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)
in Sydney, Australia
Competitors	35 in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Amir Reza Khadem
Medals; Ranked 27th	Gold 3 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 4
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Athletes from Iran competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

IOC codeIRI

NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Websitewww.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)

Competitors35 in 12 sports

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Sport	Men	Women	Total
Aquatics, Swimming	1		1
Athletics	1		1
Boxing	5		5
Canoeing, Sprint	1		1
Cycling, Road	2		2
Equestrian	1		1
Judo	3		3
Shooting		1	1
Table tennis	1		1
Taekwondo	2		2
Weightlifting	6		6
Wrestling	11		11
Total	34	1	35

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Hossein Tavakkoli	Weightlifting	Men's 105 kg
Gold	Hossein Rezazadeh	Weightlifting	Men's +105 kg
Gold	Alireza Dabir	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 58 kg
Bronze	Hadi Saei	Taekwondo	Men's 68 kg

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hamid Reza Mobarrez	100 m freestyle	54.12	65	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Semifinal			Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
Mehdi Jelodarzadeh	800 m	6	1:47.91	6	Did not advance					35

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Quarterfinal	Rank
Mohammad Rahim Rahimi	51 kg	Tou (BUR) L Walkover	Did not advance		—
Bijan Batmani	57 kg	Juarez (USA) L RSCO	Did not advance		17
Anoushiravan Nourian	63.5 kg	Olusegun (NGR) L Walkover	Did not advance		—
Babak Moghimi	67 kg	Husanov (UZB) L 5–15	Did not advance		17
Rouhollah Hosseini	91 kg		Simmons (CAN) L 6–11	Did not advance	9

Iran at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Competitors

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Results by event

Aquatics

Swimming

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Sprint

Cycling

Road

Equestrian

Judo

Shooting

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Hossein Askari	Road race	Did not finish
Ahad Kazemi	Road race	Did not finish

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualifier					Final round A		Final round B
Athlete	Horse	Event	1st	2nd	3rd	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank
Ali Nilforoushan	Campione	Individual	18.50	12.00	20.00	50.50	56	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final	Rank
Arash Miresmaeili	66 kg	Bye	Özkan (TUR) L 0001–0110	Bye	Repechage Georgiev (BUL) W 1001–0000	Repechage Zhang (CHN) W 1001–0001	Repechage Nakamura (JPN) W 1000–0000	3rd place match Giovinazzo (ITA) L 0010–0010	5
Kazem Sarikhani	81 kg	Bye	Guindo (MLI) W 1001–0011	Randall (GBR) W 0200–0013	Delgado (POR) L 0001–1012	Repechage Kelly (AUS) W 1100–0101	Repechage Budõlin (EST) L 0000–1000	Did not advance	7
Mahmoud Miran	+100 kg	Bye	Möller (GER) L 0001–0001	Did not advance					20

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Manijeh Kazemi	10 m air pistol	362	43	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Group round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Groups	Rank	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Majid Ehteshamzadeh	Singles	Keen (NED) L 0–3 4–21, 11–21, 5–21	Group J 3	Did not advance					49
Majid Ehteshamzadeh	Singles	Tsiokas (GRE) L 0–3 19–21, 13–21, 13–21	Group J 3	Did not advance					49

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final	Rank
Hadi Saei	68 kg	Hsu (TPE) W 5–2	Hernando (ARG) W 3–0	Sin (KOR) L 3–5	Repechage Massimino (AUS) W 6–5	3rd place match Çalışkan (AUT) W 4–2
Majid Aflaki	80 kg	Estrada (MEX) L 3–4	Did not advance				11

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Mehdi Panzvan	62 kg	140.0	162.5	302.5	5
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah	77 kg	No mark	—	—	—
Shahin Nassirinia	85 kg	No mark	—	—	—
Kourosh Bagheri	94 kg	187.5	215.0	402.5	4
Hossein Tavakkoli	105 kg	190.0	235.0	425.0
Hossein Rezazadeh	+105 kg	212.5 WR	260.0	472.5 WR

Athlete	Event	Elimination		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Pools	Rank	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Behnam Tayyebi	54 kg	Züünbayan (MGL) W 3–2	Pool F 3	Did not advance			13
		Kardanov (GRE) L 0–7
		Railean (MDA) L 1–2
Alireza Dabir	58 kg	Embalo (GBS) W 10–0	Pool A 1 Q	Pürevbaatar (MGL) W 5–2	Brands (USA) W 6–4	Buslovych (UKR) W 3–0
Alireza Dabir	58 kg	Sissaouri (CAN) W 3–0	Pool A 1 Q	Pürevbaatar (MGL) W 5–2	Brands (USA) W 6–4	Buslovych (UKR) W 3–0
Mohammad Talaei	63 kg	Kolat (USA) W 5–4	Pool C 1 Q	Hayrapetyan (ARM) W 3–2	Barzakov (BUL) L 0–4	3rd place match Jang (KOR) L 2–12	4
Mohammad Talaei	63 kg	Islamov (UZB) W Walkover	Pool C 1 Q	Hayrapetyan (ARM) W 3–2	Barzakov (BUL) L 0–4	3rd place match Jang (KOR) L 2–12	4
Amir Tavakkolian	69 kg	Bedineishvili (GEO) W 5–4	Pool A 2	Did not advance			10
Amir Tavakkolian	69 kg	Igali (CAN) L 2–2	Pool A 2	Did not advance			10
Pejman Dorostkar	76 kg	Mönkhbayar (MGL) W 3–0	Pool B 2	Did not advance			12
Pejman Dorostkar	76 kg	Laliyev (KAZ) L 1–3	Pool B 2	Did not advance			12
Amir Reza Khadem	85 kg	Ghiță (ROU) W 5–3	Pool F 1 Q	Bye	Romero (CUB) L 0–3	3rd place match Ibragimov (MKD) L 1–4	4
		Aka-Akesse (CIV) W 4–0
		Kapuvári (HUN) W 5–3
Alireza Heidari	97 kg	Scherrer (SUI) W 7–1	Pool B 1 Q	Kurtanidze (GEO) L 0–1	Did not advance	5th place match Xanthopoulos (GRE) L Walkover	6
Alireza Heidari	97 kg	Doğu (TUR) W 6–1	Pool B 1 Q	Kurtanidze (GEO) L 0–1	Did not advance	5th place match Xanthopoulos (GRE) L Walkover	6
Abbas Jadidi	130 kg	Topalidis (GRE) W 9–1	Pool F 1 Q	Bye	Musulbes (RUS) L 0–3	3rd place match Rodríguez (CUB) L 0–1	4
Abbas Jadidi	130 kg	Modebadze (GEO) W 4–0	Pool F 1 Q	Bye	Musulbes (RUS) L 0–3	3rd place match Rodríguez (CUB) L 0–1	4