| Iran at the 1958 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | IRN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 81 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mahmoud Namjoo |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Iran participated in the 1958 Asian Games held in the capital city of Tokyo, Japan. This country is ranked 4th with 7 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatics, Diving | 2 | 2 | |
| Aquatics, Swimming | 3 | 3 | |
| Athletics | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Boxing | 9 | 9 | |
| Cycling, Track | 1 | 1 | |
| Football | 18 | 18 | |
| Shooting | 4 | 4 | |
| Table tennis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Tennis | 4 | 4 | |
| Volleyball | 8 | 8 | |
| Weightlifting | 8 | 8 | |
| Wrestling | 8 | 8 | |
| Total | 77 | 4 | 81 |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatics, Diving | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Boxing | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Cycling, Track | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Wrestling | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 7 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
This was the first time Iranian boxers were participating in an official Asian tournament, such as the Asian Games, with 9 boxers, the most boxers after the Japanese boxing team. In the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, the Iranian boxing team managed to bag a total of 6 medals, including three silver medals, three bronze medals, and also obtained three fifth places. [2] The consequence of this participation resulted in Iran's boxing team to rank second, considering medal counts, and fifth, in the overall boxing table, helping Iran Sports Convoy to rank fourth, overall in the Third Asian Games, which was applauded by the Iranian officials. [3]
The Iranian national boxing team, which consisted of boxers from Tehran Taj club and Tehran Jafari club, was coached by Petros Nazarbegian, [4] [5] and the team members were: Ezaria Ilkhanoff (Persian: ایزاریا ایلخانوف) in the Flyweight division (bronze medal), [6] Karapet Kochar (Persian: کاراپت کوچار) in the Bantamweight division (fifth place), Sadegh Aliakbarzadeh (Persian: صادق علی اکبرزاده) in the Featherweight division (fifth place), [7] Hassan Pakandam (Persian: حسن پاک اندام) in the Lightweight division (fifth place), [8] Vazik Kazarian (Persian: وازیک قازاریان) in the Light-Welterweight division (silver medal), [9] Soren Pirjanian (Persian: سورن پیرجانیان) in the Welterweight division (silver medal), [10] Amir Yavari (captain) (Persian: امیر یاوری) in the Light-middleweight division (silver medal), [11] Leon Khachatourian (Persian: لئون خاچاطوریان) in the Middleweight division (bronze medal), [12] Akbar Khojini (Persian: اکبرخوجینی) in the Light heavyweight division (bronze medal), (no participant in the Heavyweight division). [13]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezaria Ilkhanoff | 51 kg |  Bonus (PHI)W Points |  Hla (BIR)L Points | Did not advance |  | |
| Karapet Kochar | 54 kg | Bye |  Suzuki (JPN)L Points | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Sadegh Aliakbarzadeh | 57 kg | Bye | Ikeyama (JPN) L Points | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Hassan Pakandam | 60 kg |  Chung (KOR)L Points | Did not advance | 5 | ||
| Vazik Kazarian | 63.5 kg | Bye |  Chundakowsolaya (THA)W Points | Kawakami (JPN) L Points |  | |
| Soren Pirjanian | 67 kg | David (PHI) W Points | Onuki (JPN) W Points | Kim (KOR) L Points | | |
| Amir Yavari | 71 kg | Bye |  Hussain (PAK)W Points | Takahashi (JPN) L Points | | |
| Leon Khachatourian | 75 kg |  Singh (IND)L Points | Did not advance | | ||
| Akbar Khojini | 81 kg | Mahmood (PAK) L Points | Did not advance | | ||
| Athlete | Event | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Aftandilian | Singles | Bye |  Pinto (CEY)L 0–2 2–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Enoud Jasemzadeh | Singles | Ishiguro (JPN) L 0–2 0–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | 33 | ||||
| Henry Johanes | Singles | Dungo (PHI) L 0–2 1–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | 33 | ||||
| Arsham Yasaei | Singles | Bye |  Tsai (HKG)L 1–2 9–7, 2–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| George Aftandilian Enoud Jasemzadeh | Doubles |  Lim (SIN) Pakir (SIN)L 1–2 9–7, 4–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Henry Johanes Arsham Yasaei | Doubles |  Võ (VNM) Võ (VNM)L 1–2 9–7, 4–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmaeil Elmkhah | 52 kg | 87.5 | 85.0 | 105.0 | 277.5 | |
| Mahmoud Namjoo | 56 kg | 100.0 | 95.0 | 120.0 | 315.0 | |
| Ali Safa-Sonboli | 60 kg | 107.5 | 102.5 | 132.5 | 342.5 | |
| Henrik Tamraz | 67.5 kg | 112.5 | 112.5 | 145.0 | 370.0 | |
| Ebrahim Peiravi | 75 kg | 115.0 | 117.5 | 147.5 | 380.0 | |
| Jalal Mansouri | 82.5 kg | 127.5 | 122.5 | 150.0 | 400.0 |  |
| Hassan Rahnavardi | 90 kg | 140.0 | 127.5 | 165.0 | 432.5 | |
| Firouz Pojhan | +90 kg | 152.5 | 132.5 | 175.0 | 460.0 | |
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Final round | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khalil Rayatpanah | 52 kg | Bye | Alcantara (PHI) W Fall | Yoshida (JPN) L Points | Din (PAK) W Points | |
| Gholam Hossein Zandi | 57 kg | Im (KOR) W Points | Iizuka (JPN) D Points | Tumasis (PHI) W Fall | Akhtar (PAK) L Points | |
| Nasser Givehchi | 62 kg | Perez (PHI) W Fall | Din (PAK) D Points | Nakagawa (JPN) L Points | Bye | |
| Emam-Ali Habibi | 67 kg | Ashraf (PAK) W Fall | Bong (KOR) W Points | Abe (JPN) W Points | Bye | |
| Tofigh Jahanbakht | 73 kg | Choi (KOR) W Fall | Kaneko (JPN) D Points | Bye | Bashir (PAK) W Points | |
| Nabi Sorouri | 79 kg | Nagai (JPN) D Points |  Rahim (AFG)W Fall | Rasool (PAK) W Points | Arcales (PHI) W Fall | |
| Gholamreza Takhti | 87 kg | Naseri (AFG) W Fall | Hwang (KOR) W Fall | Ali (PAK) W Fall | Takagi (JPN) W Fall | |
| Abbas Zandi | +87 kg | Ohira (JPN) W Points | Nazir (PAK) D Points | Bye | |
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