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Iran at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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]
Competitors
Iran National Basketball Team
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | 13 | 13 | |
| Boxing | 8 | 8 | |
| Shooting | 3 | 3 | |
| Weightlifting | 5 | 5 | |
| Wrestling | 7 | 7 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 36 |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Jafar Salmasi | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg |
Results by event
Basketball
| Squad list | Preliminary group | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group D | Rank | |||||
| Kazem Ashtari Hossein Jabbarzadegan Houshang Rafatjah Abolfazl Solbi Asghar Ehsasi Hossein Karandish Fereydoun Sadeghi Hossein Soroudi Fereydoun Esfandiari Farhang Mohtadi Ziaeddin Shadman Hossein Soudipour 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 | ||||||
Boxing
- Men[4]
| Athlete | Event | 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghasem Rasaeli | 51 kg | Corman (NED) L Points | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Emmanuel Aghassian | 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 | ||
Shooting
- Open[5]
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farhang Khosro Panah | 50 m rifle prone | 545 | 69 |
| 300 m rifle 3 positions | 472 | 36 | |
| Samad Molla Zal | 50 m rifle prone | 511 | 71 |
| 300 m rifle 3 positions | 660 | 34 | |
| Mahmoud Sakhaie | 50 m rifle prone | 552 | 67 |
| 300 m rifle 3 positions | 587 | 35 |
Weightlifting
- Men[6]
| 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 |
Wrestling
- Men's freestyle[7]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 / 8 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansour Raeisi | flyweight | Jernigan (USA) L 0–3 | Harris (AUS) W Fall | Jadhav (IND) W Fall | Balamir (TUR) L 0–3 | Did not advance | 4 | ||
| Hassan Saadian | featherweight | Bilge (TUR) L Fall | Moore (USA) W 2–1 | Tóth (HUN) L 0–3 | Did not advance | 11 | |||
| Ali Ghaffari | lightweight | Ries (RSA) L 0–3 | Kim (KOR) W Fall | Koll (USA) L Fall | Did not advance | 11 | |||
| Abbas Zandi | welterweight | Estrada (MEX) W Fall | Doğu (TUR) L Fall | Leclerc (FRA) L 0–3 | Did not advance | 7 | |||
| Abbas Hariri | middleweight | Brand (USA) L 1–2 | Did not appear | Did not advance | 16 | ||||
| Mansour Mirghavami | light heavyweight | Morton (RSA) L 0–3 | Tarányi (HUN) L 0–3 | Did not advance | 12 | ||||
| Abolghasem Sakhdari | heavyweight | Bye | Hutton (USA) L 1–2 | Antonsson (SWE) L Fall | Did not advance | 5 | |||
References
- ^ a b . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 726–727. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "1948 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". International Basketball Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 411–418. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 609–614. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 666–677. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 689–696. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
External links
- International Olympic Committee results database