| Iran at the 1968 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IRI (IRA used at these Games) |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Grenoble | |
| Competitors | 4 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Ovaness Meguerdounian |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iran had four competitors at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. All took part in the men's Alpine Skiing events, with the highest finish being 66th place by Lotfollah Kiashemshaki in the Downhill. [1] [2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skiing, Alpine | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying run 1 | Qualifying run 2 | Final | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | Time | Rank | Heat | Time | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
| Feizollah Bandali | Slalom | D | 58.90 | 4 | D | Disqualified | did not advance | — | |||
| Giant slalom | 2:05.44 | 2:04.64 | 4:10.08 | 70 | |||||||
| Downhill | 2:27.07 | 68 | |||||||||
| Lotfollah Kiashemshaki | Slalom | C | 57.18 | 5 | C | did not finish | did not advance | — | |||
| Giant slalom | 2:05.10 | 2:07.45 | 4:12.55 | 71 | |||||||
| Downhill | 2:23.60 | 66 | |||||||||
| Ovaness Meguerdounian | Slalom | P | did not finish | P | 1:03.41 | 3 | did not advance | 80 | |||
| Giant slalom | 2:08.10 | 2:08.58 | 4:16.68 | 73 | |||||||
| Downhill | 2:30.25 | 69 | |||||||||
| Ali Saveh-Shemshaki | Slalom | E | 57.93 | 4 | E | 57.87 | 2 | did not advance | 67 | ||
| Giant slalom | 2:17.78 | 2:05.94 | 4:23.72 | 77 | |||||||
| Downhill | 2:47.88 | 73 | |||||||||
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