Iran at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Iran at the
1968 Summer Olympics
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg
IOC code IRI
(IRN used at these Games)
NOC National Olympic Committee of Iran
Website www.olympic.ir  (in Persian and English)
in Mexico City
Competitors14 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Abolfazl Anvari
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Iran competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 14 athletes represented Iran in the 1968 Olympics. Wrestler Mohammad Nassiri and Weightlifter Abdollah Movahed won the nation first Olympic Games gold medal in 12 years since Melbourne 1956. [1]

Contents

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 11
Weightlifting 44
Wrestling 99
Total14014

Medal summary

Medal table

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Weightlifting 112
Wrestling 123
Total2125

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohammad Nassiri Weightlifting Men's 56 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abdollah Movahed Wrestling Men's freestyle 70 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Parviz Jalayer Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Aboutaleb Talebi Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi Wrestling Men's freestyle 63 kg

Results by event

Athletics

Men [2]
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Jalal Keshmiri Shot put Did not startDid not advance
Discus throw 53.9620Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men [3]
AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
Mohammad Nassiri 56 kg 112.5105.0150.0 WR 367.5Gold medal icon.svg
Nasrollah Dehnavi 60 kg 117.5107.5140.0365.06
Parviz Jalayer 67.5 kg 125.0132.5165.0422.5Silver medal icon.svg
Daniel Gevargiz 75 kg No mark

Wrestling

Men's freestyle [4]
AthleteEvent1st round2nd round3rd round4th round5th round6th round7th / Final roundRank
Mohammad Ghorbani 52 kg Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Defran  (DOM)
W Fall
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Solari  (ECU)
W Fall
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Triantafyllidis  (GRE)
W Fall
Flag of the United States.svg  Sanders  (USA)
L Fall
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Nakata  (JPN)
L Fall
Did not advance7
Aboutaleb Talebi 57 kg Flag of Guatemala.svg  Raxon  (GUA)
W Superiority
Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Ahmad  (AFG)
W Points
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Sardar  (PAK)
W Points
ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Behm  (USA)
W Points
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aliyev  (URS)
D Points
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Uetake  (JPN)
D Points
Bronze medal icon.svg
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi 63 kg Flag of the United States.svg  Douglas  (USA)
W Points
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Luczak  (GDR)
W Superiority
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Engel  (TCH)
W Fall
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tedeyev  (URS)
W Points
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Karypidis  (GRE)
W Fall
Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Todorov  (BUL)
D Points
Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kaneko  (JPN)
L Points
Abdollah Movahed 70 kg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Garvie  (CAN)
W Superiority
Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Vario  (ARG)
W Superiority
Flag of France.svg  Marchand  (FRA)
W Superiority
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Rost  (FRG)
W Superiority
Flag of India.svg  Chand  (IND)
W Points
Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Sereeter  (MGL)
W Points
Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Valchev  (BUL)
W Points
Gold medal icon.svg
Ali Mohammad Momeni 78 kg Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Ayub  (AFG)
W Superiority
Flag of Hungary.svg  Bajkó  (HUN)
W Points
Flag of Turkey.svg  Atalay  (TUR)
L Points
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Heinze  (GDR)
W Points
Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Sotirov  (BUL)
W Points
Did not advance4
Mansour Mehdizadeh 87 kg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Balla  (ROU)
L Disqualification
Did not appearDid not advance22
Moslem Eskandar-Filabi 97 kg Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Vernik  (ARG)
W Superiority
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Jutzeler  (SUI)
L Points
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lomidze  (URS)
L Points
Did not advanceDid not advance9
Abolfazl Anvari +97 kg Flag of Hungary.svg  Nyers  (HUN)
W Points
Flag of Sweden.svg  Robertsson  (SWE)
W Points
Flag of the United States.svg  Kristoff  (USA)
L Points
Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Duraliev  (BUL)
L Fall
Did not advanceDid not advance6
Men's Greco-Roman [5]
AthleteEvent1st round2nd round3rd round4th round5th round6th roundFinal roundRank
Hossein Moarreb 63 kg Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971).svg  Hassanein  (EGY)
WDNF
Flag of Turkey.svg  Alakoç  (TUR)
L Points
Flag of Bulgaria (1967-1971).svg  Galinchev  (BUL)
L Fall
Did not advance11

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