Iran at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Iran at the
1948 Summer Olympics
State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg
IOC code IRI
(IRN used at these Games)
NOC National Olympic Committee of Iran
in London
Competitors36 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Mostafa Baharmast
Medals
Ranked 34th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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]

Contents

Competitors

Iran National Basketball Team National basketball team of Iran-1948.jpg
Iran National Basketball Team
SportMenWomenTotal
Basketball 1313
Boxing 88
Shooting 33
Weightlifting 55
Wrestling 77
Total36036

Medal summary

Medal table

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Weightlifting 11
Total0011

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jafar Salmasi Weightlifting Men's 60 kg

Results by event

Basketball

Men [3]
Squad listPreliminary groupQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Group DRank
Kazem Ashtari
Hossein Jabbarzadegan
Houshang Rafatjah
Abolfazl Solbi
Asghar Ehsasi
Hossein Karandish
Fereydoun Sadeghi
Hossein Soroudi
Fereydoun Esfandiari
Farhang Mohtadi
Ziaeddin Shademan
Hossein Saoudipour
Hossein Hashemi
Coach: Kazem Rahbari
Flag of France.svg  France
L 30–62
49th–16th places
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada
L 25–81
13th–16th places
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
W2–0, WO
13th place match
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
L 36–70
14
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
W49–22
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
L 27–68
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
L 30–63

Boxing

Men [4]
AthleteEvent1st round2nd roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Ghasem Rasaeli 51 kg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Corman  (NED)
L Points
Did not advance17
Emmanuel Agassi 54 kg Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Vicente  (ESP)
L Points
Did not advance17
Jamshid Fani 58 kg Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Savoie  (CAN)
L Disqualification
Did not advance17
Masoud Rahimiha 62 kg Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  López  (ARG)
L Points
Did not advance17
George Issabeg 67 kg Flag of Italy.svg  D'Ottavio  (ITA)
L Points
Did not advance17
Hossein Tousi 73 kg Flag of Sweden.svg  Karlsson  (SWE)
W Points
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  McKeon  (IRL)
L Points
Did not advance9
Eskandar Shora 80 kg ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Di Segni  (ITA)
L Points
Did not advance9
Mohammad Jamshidabadi +80 kg ByeFlag of Sweden.svg  Nilsson  (SWE)
L Disqualification
Did not advance9

Shooting

Open [5]
AthleteEventScoreRank
Farhang Khosropanah 50 m rifle prone 54569
300 m rifle 3 positions 47236
Samad Mollazal 50 m rifle prone 51171
300 m rifle 3 positions 66034
Mahmoud Sakhaei 50 m rifle prone 55267
300 m rifle 3 positions 58735

Weightlifting

Men [6]
AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
Mahmoud Namjoo 56 kg 82.582.5122.5 OR 287.55
Jafar Salmasi 60 kg 100.0 OR 97.5115.0312.5Bronze medal icon.svg
Asadollah Mahini 67.5 kg 85.092.5117.5295.019
Nasser Mirghavami 75 kg 102.595.0130.0327.513
Rasoul Raeisi 82.5 kg 110.0110.0135.0355.08

Wrestling

Men's freestyle [7]
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7 / 8Rank
Mansour Raeisi 52 kg US flag 48 stars.svg  Jernigan  (USA)
L 0–3
Flag of Australia.svg  Harris  (AUS)
W Fall
Flag of India.svg  Jadhav  (IND)
W Fall
Flag of Turkey.svg  Balamir  (TUR)
L 0–3
Did not advance4
Hassan Saadian 62 kg Flag of Turkey.svg  Bilge  (TUR)
L Fall
US flag 48 stars.svg  Moore  (USA)
W2–1
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Tóth  (HUN)
L 0–3
Did not advance11
Ali Ghaffari 67 kg Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Ries  (RSA)
L 0–3
Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg  Kim  (KOR)
W Fall
US flag 48 stars.svg  Koll  (USA)
L Fall
Did not advance11
Abbas Zandi 73 kg Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Estrada  (MEX)
W Fall
Flag of Turkey.svg  Doğu  (TUR)
L Fall
Flag of France.svg  Leclerc  (FRA)
L 0–3
Did not advance7
Abbas Hariri 79 kg US flag 48 stars.svg  Brand  (USA)
L 1–2
Did not appearDid not advance16
Mansour Mirghavami 87 kg Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Morton  (RSA)
L 0–3
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Tarányi  (HUN)
L 0–3
Did not advance12
Abolghasem Sakhdari +87 kg ByeUS flag 48 stars.svg  Hutton  (USA)
L 1–2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Antonsson  (SWE)
L Fall
Did not advance5

References

  1. 1 2 "Iran at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 726–727. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. "1948 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". International Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  4. "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 411–418. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  5. "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 609–614. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  6. "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 666–677. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  7. "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 689–696. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.