| Iran at the 1992 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | IRI |
| NPC | I.R. Iran National Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Barcelona | |
| Competitors | 29 in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 37th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 14 | 14 | |
| Table tennis | 4 | 4 | |
| Volleyball | 11 | 11 | |
| Total | 25 | 4 | 29 |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Volleyball | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Gholam Akhavan Ahmad Shivani Hadi Rezaei Parviz Firouzi Hassan Hashemi Ali Akbar Salavatian Hassan Mohammadi Ali Golkar Majid Soleimani Ali Kashfia Hassan Zendehgard | Volleyball | Men's sitting |
 | Hossein Agha-Barghchi | Athletics | Men's shot put C6 |
| Avaz Azmoudeh | Athletics | Men's javelin throw THW4 |
 | Hossein Agha-Barghchi | Athletics | Men's discus throw C7 |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Ghalandar Ataei | 100 m TS4 | 1 | Did not start, Q | 12.27 | 10 | 10 | |
| 200 m TS4 | 1 | 24.81 | 5 | Did not advance | 10 | ||
| 400 m TS4 | 2 | 56.54 | 6 | Did not advance | 12 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majid Ghayyem | High jump J2 | 1.73 | 4 |
| Abbas Nouri | Long jump J4 | 5.66 | 9 |
| Triple jump J3–4 | 11.78 | 6 | |
| Ghalandar Ataei | Triple jump J3–4 | No mark | |
| Hossein Agha-Barghchi | Shot put C6 | 11.47 | |
| Discus throw C7 | 34.82 | | |
| Javelin throw C6 | 25.62 | 5 | |
| Club throw C6 | 37.98 | 5 | |
| Mohammad Hassani | Shot put THS3 | 11.77 | 6 |
| Discus throw THS3 | 37.34 | 5 | |
| Pentathlon PS4 | 3502 | 4 | |
| Ghorban Norouzi | Shot put THS3 | 11.01 | 9 |
| Discus throw THS3 | No mark | ||
| Hamid Jangjoo | Shot put THW3 | 4.98 | 5 |
| Discus throw THW2–3 | 8.82 | 13 | |
| Javelin throw THW3 | 9.44 | 6 | |
| Ebrahim Asghari | Shot put THW6 | 7.11 | 10 |
| Discus throw THW6 | 29.86 | 7 | |
| Mohammad Sadeghi Mehryar | Shot put THW6 | 8.97 | 5 |
| Discus throw THW6 | 31.44 | 6 | |
| Pentathlon PW3–4 | 3913 | 14 | |
| Gholam Amyari | Shot put THW7 | 7.65 | 15 |
| Discus throw THW7 | 32.48 | 4 | |
| Zahed Jebraeili | Shot put THW7 | 9.16 | 4 |
| Javelin throw THW7 | 29.88 | 7 | |
| Mohammad Reza Mirzaei | Shot put THW7 | 8.39 | 10 |
| Discus throw THW7 | 24.68 | 16 | |
| Javelin throw THW7 | 34.04 | 4 | |
| Ali Mousavi | Shot put THW7 | 8.04 | 11 |
| Discus throw THW7 | 31.66 | 5 | |
| Javelin throw THW7 | 25.74 | 13 | |
| Pentathlon PW3–4 | 3809 | 15 | |
| Avaz Azmoudeh | Discus throw THW4 | 23.84 | 5 |
| Javelin throw THW4 | 23.08 | | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | Rank | ||||||
| Mahnaz Kazemi | Singles 4 |  L 0–2 | Group B 4 | Did not advance | 8 | ||
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| Mansoureh Asvadi | Singles 5 | L 0–2 | Group D 4 | Did not advance | 13 | ||
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| Sara Azizi | Singles 5 |  L 0–2 | Group B 4 | Did not advance | 13 | ||
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| Masoumeh Kargar | Singles 5 |  L 0–2 | Group C 4 | Did not advance | 13 | ||
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| Mansoureh Asvadi Masoumeh Kargar Mahnaz Kazemi | Team 5 | L 0–3 | Group B 4 | Did not advance | 7 | ||
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| Athlete | Event | 1/32 final | 1/16 final | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansoureh Asvadi | Singles 1–5 | bye |  W2–0 | L 0–2 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Sara Azizi | Singles 1–5 | W Walkover | L 0–2 | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Masoumeh Kargar | Singles 1–5 | bye | W Walkover | L 0–2 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Mahnaz Kazemi | Singles 1–5 | bye | L 0–2 | Did not advance | 17 | |||
Men's sitting
| Squad list | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool A | Rank | ||||
| Gholam Akhavan Ahmad Shivani Hadi Rezaei Parviz Firouzi Hassan Hashemi Ali Akbar Salavatian Hassan Mohammadi Ali Golkar Majid Soleimani Ali Kashfia Hassan Zendehgard | W3–1 | 1 Q |  W3–0 | W3–1 | |
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