Iran at the 1966 Asian Games

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Iran at the
1966 Asian Games
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg
IOC code IRN
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Website www.olympic.ir  (in Persian and English)
in Bangkok
Competitors118 in 12 sports
Flag bearer Mansour Mehdizadeh
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
6
Silver
8
Bronze
17
Total
31
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Iran participated in the 1966 Asian Games held in the capital city of Bangkok, and ranked 6th with 6 gold medals on this occasion of the Asiad. [1]

Contents

Medal summary

Medal table

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 3508
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting 3047
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 0224
Football pictogram.svg Football 0101
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 0044
Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling 0022
Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis 0022
Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball 0022
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis 0011
Totals (9 sports)681731

Medalists

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Road
Track

Football

Table tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

Indoor

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Freestyle

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