Iran at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Iran competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
| Iran at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 3 (2 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Atefeh Ahmadi Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Volunteer |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iran's team consisted of two athletes (one man and one woman) competing in alpine skiing disciplines[3] and cross-country skiing. On January 23, 2022, alpine skiers Atefeh Ahmadi and Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki were named as the Iranian flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4][5][6] Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[7][8]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cross country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Alpine skiing
By meeting the basic qualification standards, Iran qualified one male and one female alpine skier.[9] On 10 February 2022, Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki became the first athlete to provide a positive test for doping at the 2022 Winter Olympics and did not compete in any events.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Atefeh Ahmadi | Women's slalom | 1:11.88 | 57 | DNF | |||
Cross-country skiing
By meeting the basic qualification standards, Iran qualified one male cross-country skier.[11]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Danial Saveh Shemshaki | Men's 15 km classical | 47:26.0 | +9:31.2 | 84 |