Iran at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Iran competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Iran's team consisted of five athletes in two sports, representing the largest ever Iranian team at the Winter Olympics.[4]
| Iran at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 5 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearers | Hossein Saveh Shemshaki (opening)[1][2] Mohammad Kiyadarbandsari (closing)[3] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The 2014 Games marked the first time an Iranian Olympic team competed in Russia, as Iran and 64 western countries took part at the American-led boycott in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow due to the Soviet–Afghan War.
Alpine skiing
According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Iran had three athletes in qualification position.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mohammad Kiyadarbandsari[6] | Men's giant slalom | 1:30.12 | 56 | 1:32.01 | 52 | 3:02.13 | 51 |
| Men's slalom | 55.09 | 55 | 1:03.78 | 29 | 1:58.87 | 30 | |
| Hossein Saveh Shemshaki[7] | Men's giant slalom | 1:32.35 | 62 | 1:32.87 | 55 | 3:05.22 | 55 |
| Men's slalom | 55.46 | 57 | 1:03.90 | 30 | 1:59.36 | 31 | |
| Forough Abbasi | Women's slalom | 1:26.71 | 60 | 1:08.98 | 46 | 2:35.69 | 48 |
Cross-country skiing
According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Iran had two athletes in qualification position.[5] For the first time ever Iran also qualified a female cross-country skier.
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Sattar Seid | Men's 15 km classical | 47:16.1 | +8:46.4 | 79 |
| Farzaneh Rezasoltani | Women's 10 km classical | 42:31.3 | +14:13.5 | 70 |