Iran at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Iran at the Olympic Games

Flag of Iran
IOC code  IRI
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Website www.olympic.ir (Persian) (English)
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors 36 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Mostafa Baharmast
Medals
Rank: 34		 Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
1		 Total
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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

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Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men[3]
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

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Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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 22x20px Vicente (ESP)
L Points		 Did not advance 17
Jamshid Fani 58 kg 22x20px 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

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Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Open[5]
Athlete Event Score Rank
Farhang Khosro Panah 50 m rifle prone 545 69
300 m rifle 3 positions 472 36
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

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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 3rd
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

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men's freestyle[7]
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 / 8 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 22x20px 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 22x20px 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

References

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