| Iran at the 1964 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IRI (IRN used at these Games) |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Innsbruck | |
| Competitors | 4 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Ovaness Meguerdounian |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iran competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Four athletes and two officials represented Iran in the 1964 Olympics. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skiing, Alpine | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying run 1 | Qualifying run 2 | Final | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
| Prince Karim Aga Khan | Slalom | 1:11.92 | 67 | 1:01.68 | 30 | did not advance | 55 | ||
| Giant slalom | 2:13.57 | 53 | |||||||
| Downhill | 2:42.59 | 59 | |||||||
| Feizollah Bandali | Slalom | 1:05.60 | 56 | 1:03.80 | 37 | did not advance | 62 | ||
| Giant slalom | 2:21.05 | 65 | |||||||
| Downhill | 2:52.44 | 66 | |||||||
| Lotfollah Kiashemshaki | Slalom | 1:08.47 | 62 | Disqualified | did not advance | — | |||
| Giant slalom | 2:17.11 | 60 | |||||||
| Downhill | 2:50.70 | 65 | |||||||
| Ovaness Meguerdounian | Slalom | did not finish | 1:04.38 | 40 | did not advance | 65 | |||
| Giant slalom | 2:19.28 | 64 | |||||||
| Downhill | 2:57.10 | 69 | |||||||
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