Iran at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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See also: Iran at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Iran at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Iran.svg
IOC code IRI
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Website www.olympic.ir Script error: No such module "In lang".
in Tokyo
Competitors 65 in 17 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Samad Nikkhah Bahrami
Hanieh Rostamian
Flag bearer (closing) Amir Hossein Zare
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
3 2 2 7
Summer Olympics appearances

Iran (officially the Islamic Republic of Iran) competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Since the nation's debut in 1948, Iranian athletes have attended every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 and 1984 which they boycotted.

Medalists

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Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Javad Foroughi Shooting Men's 10 m air pistol 24 July
 Gold Mohammad Reza Geraei Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg 4 August
 Gold Sajjad Ganjzadeh Karate Men's +75 kg 7 August
 Silver Ali Davoudi Weightlifting Men's +109 kg 4 August
 Silver Hassan Yazdani Wrestling Men's freestyle 86 kg 5 August
 Bronze Mohammad Hadi Saravi Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg 3 August
 Bronze Amir Hossein Zare Wrestling Men's freestyle 125 kg 6 August

Competitors

File:Iran Dispatches Athletes to Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - 11.jpg
Sending-off of the Iranian delegation to the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 0 1
Athletics 2 1 3
Badminton 0 1 1
Basketball 12 0 12
Boxing 2 0 2
Canoeing 1 0 1
Cycling 1 0 1
Fencing 4 0 4
Karate 1 2 3
Rowing 0 1 1
Shooting 2 4 6
Swimming 1 0 1
Table Tennis 1 0 1
Taekwondo 2 1 3
Volleyball 12 0 12
Weightlifting 2 0 2
Wrestling 11 0 11
Total 55 10 65

Archery

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Main articles: Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

One Iranian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve by advancing to the semifinal stage and obtaining one of the three available spots at the 2019 Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Milad Vaziri Men's individual 629 63  Ellison (USA)
L 0–6		 Did not advance

Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Iranian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Hassan Taftian Men's 100 m Bye 10.19 4 Did not advance
Mahdi Pirjahan Men's 400 m hurdles Withdrew ‌‌‌‌‌after testing positive for COVID-19
Farzaneh Fasihi Women's 100 m 11.76 1 Q 11.79 8 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ehsan Haddadi Men's discus throw 58.98 26 Did not advance

Badminton

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Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Iranian women's badminton player, Sorayya Aghaei, got the allocation quotas from the Badminton World Federation after Airi Mikkela withdrew. She is the first ever women's badminton player to represent Iran at the Olympic Games.[5]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Sorayya Aghaei Women's singles  Abdul Razzaq (MDV)
W (21–14, 21–7)		  He Bj (CHN)
L (11–21, 3–21)		 2 Did not advance

Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Indoor

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Iran men's Men's tournament  Czech Republic
L 78–84		  United States
L 66–120		  France
L 62–79		 4 Did not advance

Men's tournament

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Main article: Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Iran men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as the highest-ranked Asian squad at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, marking the country's return to the sport after a twelve-year absence.[6][7]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 3 July 2021.[8]

Iran men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G 3 Vahedi, Mohammadsina Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (2001-01-08)8 January 2001 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Mahram Tehran Iran
PG 5 Jalalpoor, Philip Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1993-06-14)14 June 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Medi Bayreuth Germany
PF 7 Hassanzadeh, Mohammad Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1990-10-06)6 October 1990 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Palayesh Naft Abadan Iran
SF 8 Davarpanah, Saeid Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1987-09-07)7 September 1987 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Palayesh Naft Abadan Iran
G 13 Jamshidi, Mohammad Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1991-07-30)30 July 1991 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Chemidor Qom Iran
SF 14 Nikkhah Bahrami, Samad (C) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1983-05-11)11 May 1983 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Petrochimi Bandar Imam Iran
C 15 Haddadi, Hamed Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1985-05-19)19 May 1985 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Sichuan Blue Whales China
SG 17 Rezaeifar, Navid Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1996-08-23)23 August 1996 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Shahrdari Gorgan Iran
PF 20 Rostampour, Mike Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1991-12-20)20 December 1991 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Prievidza Slovakia
C 23 Geramipoor, Aaron Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1992-09-11)11 September 1992 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) San Lorenzo Argentina
PF 41 Kazemi, Arsalan Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1990-04-22)22 April 1990 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Palayesh Naft Abadan Iran
G 88 Yakhchali, Behnam Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. – (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Rostock Seawolves Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 July 2021


Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
10:00
v
Iran  78–84  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 11–21, 16–21, 32–17
Pts: Yakhchali 23
Rebs: Haddadi 10
Asts: Jamshidi 7		 Pts: Auda 16
Rebs: Balvín, Satoranský 8
Asts: Satoranský 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Scott Beker (AUS), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
13:40
v
United States 120–66  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 32–18, 22–13, 38–23
Pts: Lillard 21
Rebs: Booker, Durant 5
Asts: LaVine 8		 Pts: Haddadi, Jamshidi 14
Rebs: Haddadi 7
Asts: Jalalpoor, Jamshidi 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Andreia Silva (BRA)
31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
10:00
v
Iran  62–79  France
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 10–24, 20–16, 15–17
Pts: Haddadi 18
Rebs: Haddadi 12
Asts: Haddadi 5		 Pts: Heurtel 16
Rebs: four players 5
Asts: De Colo 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)

Boxing

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Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Iran entered two male boxers into the Olympic tournament. 19-year-old Danial Shahbakhsh (men's featherweight) and Asia's second-seeded boxer Seyed Shahin Mousavi (men's middleweight) secured the spots on the Iranian squad, by scoring a box-off triumph each in their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[10]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Danial Shahbakhsh Men's featherweight  Hamout (MAR)
W 5–0		  Álvarez (CUB)
L RSC		 Did not advance
Seyed Shahin Mousavi Men's middleweight  Moriwaki (JPN)
L 2–3		 Did not advance

Canoeing

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Main articles: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sprint

Iran qualified a single boat (men's K-1 1000 m) for the Games by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Pattaya, Thailand.[11]

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ali Aghamirzaei Men's K-1 1000 m 3:48.609 5 QF 3:52.834 4 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

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Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Iran entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.[12]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Saeid Safarzadeh Men's road race Did not finish
Men's time trial 1:05:14.62 35

Fencing

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Main articles: Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Iranian fencers qualified a full squad in the men's team sabre for the first time at the Games, as the highest-ranked nation from Asia outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[13]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Mojtaba Abedini Men's sabre Bye  Gordon (CAN)
W 15–10		  Szilágyi (HUN)
L 7–15		 Did not advance
Ali Pakdaman Bye  Szatmári (HUN)
W 15–12		  Hartung (GER)
W 15–9		  Szilágyi (HUN)
L 6–15		 Did not advance
Mohammad Rahbari Bye  Apithy (FRA)
W 15–13		  Samele (ITA)
L 7–15		 Did not advance
Mojtaba Abedini
Ali Pakdaman
Mohammad Rahbari

Mohammad Fotouhi

 Men's team sabre N/A  Italy (ITA)
L 44–45		 Classification 5–8
 United States (USA)
W 45–36		 5th place final
 Egypt (EGY)
L 24–45		 6

Karate

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Main articles: Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Iran entered three karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Sajjad Ganjzadeh (men's +75 kg), Sara Bahmanyar (women's 55 kg), and Hamideh Abbasali (women's +61 kg) qualified directly for their respective kumite categories by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.[14][15]

Kumite
Athlete Event Group stage Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Sajjad Ganjzadeh Men's +75 kg  Kvesić (CRO)
W 3–1		  Hamedi (KSA)
D 0–0		  Irr (USA)
W 6–0		  Gaysinsky (CAN)
W 2–1		 1 Q  Aktaş (TUR)
W 2–2		  Hamedi (KSA)
W 4–0 HAN		 1st
Sara Bahmanyar Women's −55 kg  Özçelik (TUR)
W 5–4		  Wen T-y (TPE)
L 1–5		  Goranova (BUL)
L 2–5		 N/A 3 Did not advance
Hamideh Abbasali Women's +61 kg  Matoub (ALG)
W 4–0		  Quirici (SUI)
L 0–4		  Abdelaziz (EGY)
W 9–7		  Gong L (CHN)
L 4–8		 4 Did not advance

Rowing

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Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Iran qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by winning the silver medal and securing the second of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.[16]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nazanin Malaei Women's single sculls 7:59.01 3 QF Bye 8:07.32 3 SA/B 7:45.52 6 FB 7:42.57 11

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

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Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Iranian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[17]

Athlete Event Qualification Qualification 2 Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Javad Foroughi Men's 10 m air pistol 580 5 Q N/A 244.8 OR 1st
Mahyar Sedaghat Men's 10 m air rifle 629.1 9 Did not advance
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions 1168 20 Did not advance
Fatemeh Karamzadeh Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions 1163 22 Did not advance
Women's 10 m air rifle 624.9 23 Did not advance
Najmeh Khedmati Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions 1165 18 Did not advance
Hanieh Rostamian Women's 10 m air pistol 576 10 Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 577 28 Did not advance
Armina Sadeghian Women's 10 m air rifle 622.6 30 Did not advance
Mahyar Sedaghat
Najmeh Khedmati		 Mixed 10 m air rifle team 624.9 15 Did not advance
Javad Foroughi
Hanieh Rostamian		 Mixed 10 m air pistol team 575 8 Q 382 5 Did not advance

Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Iran has received a‌n Universality invitation from FINA to send a male swimmer to the 2020 Summer Olympics. Resulting in Matin Balsini competing for swimming in Men's 200 m butterfly at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Matin Balsini Men's 200 m butterfly 1:59.97 NR 33 Did not advance

Table tennis

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Main articles: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Iran entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Nima Alamian scored a zonal-match triumph for Central Asia to book a men's singles spot at the Asian Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar.[18]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Nima Alamian Men's singles Bye  Drinkhall (GBR)
L 1–4		 Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Iran entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Armin Hadipour (men's 58 kg) qualified directly for their respective weight classes by finishing among the top five, while Mirhashem Hosseini received a spare berth freed up by the 2019 World Grand Slam winner in the men's lightweight category (68 kg), as the next highest-placed taekwondo practitioner, not yet qualified, in the WT Olympic Rankings. On the women's side, Nahid Kiani scored a semifinal victory in the lightweight category (57 kg) to book the remaining spot on the Iranian taekwondo squad at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[19]

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Armin Hadipour Men's −58 kg N/A  Ochoa (COL)
W 22–19		  Guzmán (ARG)
L 6–26		 Did not advance
Mirhashem Hosseini Men's −68 kg Bye  Huang Y-j (TPE)
W 18–15		  Rashitov (UZB)
L 22–34		 Did not advance  Lee D-h (KOR)
L 21–30		 Did not advance 7
Nahid Kiani Women's −57 kg  Alizadeh (EOR)
L 9–18		 Did not advance

Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Indoor

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Iran men's Men's tournament  Poland
W 3–2		  Venezuela
W 3–0		  Canada
L 0–3		  Italy
L 1–3		  Japan
L 2–3		 5 Did not advance

Men's tournament

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Main article: Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Iran men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the final match and securing an outright berth at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Jiangmen, China.[20]

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players

The Iranian roster was announced on 7 July 2021.

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2021 club Position
2 Milad Ebadipour 17 October 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 310 cm (120 in) Poland Skra Bełchatów Outside hitter
4 Saeid Marouf (C) 20 October 1985 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 331 cm (130 in) 311 cm (122 in) China Beijing BAIC Motor Setter
6 Seyed Mohammad Mousavi 22 August 1987 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 362 cm (143 in) 344 cm (135 in) Turkey Fenerbahçe Middle blocker
9 Masoud Gholami 2 April 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 289 cm (114 in) 275 cm (108 in) Iran Sepahan Middle blocker
10 Amir Ghafour 6 June 1991 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 354 cm (139 in) 334 cm (131 in) Iran Sepahan Opposite spiker
11 Saber Kazemi 24 December 1998 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 325 cm (128 in) Iran Foolad Sirjan Opposite spiker
12 Morteza Sharifi 27 May 1999 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 340 cm (130 in) 320 cm (130 in) Iran Shahrdari Urmia Outside hitter
15 Ali Asghar Mojarrad 30 October 1997 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (200 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in) Iran Shahrdari Varamin Middle blocker
17 Meysam Salehi 17 November 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 330 cm (130 in) Poland Indykpol AZS Olsztyn Outside hitter
19 Mahdi Marandi 12 May 1986 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 280 cm (110 in) Iran Sepahan Libero
21 Arman Salehi 29 October 1992 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 295 cm (116 in) 280 cm (110 in) Iran Foolad Sirjan Libero
24 Javad Karimi 1 March 1998 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 330 cm (130 in) 310 cm (120 in) Belgium Greenyard Maaseik Setter
Group play



Weightlifting

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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Iran entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian and 2017 world champion Ali Hashemi (men's 109 kg) and the reigning Asian champion Ali Davoudi (men's +109 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ali Hashemi Men's –109 kg 184 5 228 DNF 184 DNF
Ali Davoudi Men's +109 kg 200 2 241 2 441 2nd
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Parisa Jahanfekrian Women's 87 kg Withdrew due to injury

Wrestling

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Main articles: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Iran qualified eleven wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Five of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle (57 and 86 kg), men's Greco-Roman (60, 77, and 130 kg) at the 2019 World Championships, while five additional licenses were awarded to the Iranian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[21][22]

On February 19, 2020, United World Wrestling awarded an additional Olympic license to Iran in men's freestyle 125 kg, as a response to the doping violations on the Syrian and Uzbek wrestler at the World Championships.[23]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Reza Atri −57 kg  Atlı (TUR)
W 3–1 PP		  Bekhbayar (MGL)
W 3–1 PP		  Uguev (ROC)
L 1–3 PP		 Bye  Gilman (USA)
L 1–3 PP		 5
Morteza Ghiasi −65 kg  Dakhlaoui (TUN)
W 3–1 PP		  Punia (IND)
L 0–5 VT		 Did not advance 8
Mostafa Hosseinkhani −74 kg  Dake (USA)
L 0–3 PO		 Did not advance 15
Hassan Yazdani −86 kg  Shapiev (UZB)
W 3–1 PP		  Reichmuth (SUI)
W 4–1 SP		  Naifonov (ROC)
W 3–1 PP		 Bye  Taylor (USA)
L 1–3 PP		 2nd
Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian −97 kg  Odikadze (GEO)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 13
Amir Hossein Zare −125 kg  Khotsianivskyi (UKR)
W 3–0 PO		  Shala (KOS)
W 4–1 SP		  Petriashvili (GEO)
L 1–3 PP		 Bye  Deng Zw (CHN)
W 3–0 PO		 3rd
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Alireza Nejati −60 kg  Melikyan (ARM)
L 1–3 PP		 Did not advance 10
Mohammad Reza Geraei −67 kg  Horta (COL)
W 4–0 ST		  Stäbler (GER)
W 3–1 PP		  Zoidze (GEO)
W 3–1 PP		 Bye  Nasibov (UKR)
W 4–1 ST		 1st
Mohammad Ali Geraei −77 kg  Peña (CUB)
W 3–1 PP		  Starčević (CRO)
W 3–1 PP		  Lőrincz (HUN)
L 1–3 PP		 Bye  Yabiku (JPN)
L 1–4 SP		 5
Mohammad Hadi Saravi −97 kg  Boudjemlin (ALG)
W 4–0 ST		  Kiril Milov (BUL)
W 3–0 PO		  Aleksanyan (ARM)
L 1–3 PP		 Bye  Savolainen (FIN)
W 3–1 PP		 3rd
Amin Mirzazadeh −130 kg  Kim M-s (KOR)
W 3–0 PO		  López (CUB)
L 0–4 ST		 Did not advance  Alexuc-Ciurariu (ROU)
W 3–1 PP		  Kayaalp (TUR)
L 1–3 PP		 5

Demonstration sports

Taekwondo

Team event

A team demonstration event with 5 teams is held. Its medal will not be officially calculated. 5 teams were divided into 2 groups. Iran and japan are in one group. Iran won against japan and went to final.

Athlete Event Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Amir Mohammad Bakhshi
Erfan Nazemi
Melika Mirhosseini
Kimia Hemati		 Team  Japan (JPN)
W 52–31		 Bye  China (CHN)
L 22–41		 2nd

Referees and officials

In addition to these athletes, 8 Iranians were invited by different international federations to participate in this event.

Mohammad Mosallaeipour will referee as an Iranian wrestling referee at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Afshin Badiee will serve as a member of the Jury of ITTF and Simin Rezaei will referee in Table tennis.

Also, Majid Naseri Khorram will referee in Cycling in 2020 summer Olympics. Farhad Moradi Shahpar as member of medical commission of the World Swimming Federation (FINA). Ali Moradi (sports executive) (fa) as ITO (Technical Representative) in International Weightlifting Federation. Ahmad Donyamali will serve as a Board Member of the International Canoe Federation, and Pariya Shahriyari (fa) will be Member of the Executive Board of FIFA.[24][25]

See also

References

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