| Iran at the 1976 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 | Lotfollah Kiashemshaki |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iran competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Four athletes represented Iran in the 1976 Olympics, all of them in alpine skiing. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skiing, Alpine | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | 1st run | 2nd run | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghorban Ali Kalhor | Slalom | DNF | — | — | — |
| Giant slalom | 2:02.30 | 2:06.65 | 4:08.95 | 47 | |
| Downhill | 1:59.15 | 55 | |||
| Mohammad Kalhor | Slalom | DNS | — | — | |
| Giant slalom | 1:59.95 | DNF | — | — | |
| Downhill | Did not finish | ||||
| Akbar Kalili | Slalom | DSQ | — | — | — |
| Giant slalom | 2:02.98 | DSQ | — | — | |
| Downhill | 2:00.32 | 58 | |||
| Mohammad Hadi Kiashemshaki | Slalom | DSQ | — | — | — |
| Giant slalom | DNF | — | — | — | |
| Downhill | 1:59.44 | 56 | |||
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