| Iran at the 1996 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | IRI |
| NPC | I.R. Iran National Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 30 in 4 sports |
| Medals Ranked 20th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 7 | 7 | |
| Powerlifting | 6 | 6 | |
| Shooting | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 12 | |
| Total | 28 | 2 | 30 |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Powerlifting | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | ||
| Volleyball | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hossein Agha-Barghchi | Shot put F35 | Did not start | |
| Discus throw F35 | 35.92 WR |  | |
| Mohammad Hassani | Shot put F43/44 | 12.74 | 9 |
| Pentathlon P44 | Did not finish | ||
| Ghader Modabber | Shot put F51 | 7.17 WR | |
| Discus throw F51 | 16.48 PR | | |
| Javelin throw F51 | 15.68 WR | | |
| Abdolreza Jokar | Shot put F52 | 6.13 | 5 |
| Discus throw F52 | 20.34 WR | | |
| Javelin throw F52 | 15.08 |  | |
| Mokhtar Nourafshan | Shot put F53 | 8.77 |  |
| Discus throw F53 | 27.12 | | |
| Javelin throw F53 | 25.78 PR | | |
| Mohammad Sadeghi Mehryar | Shot put F55 | 9.77 | |
| Discus throw F55 | 35.52 | | |
| Mohammad Reza Mirzaei | Shot put F56 | 11.08 | 5 |
| Javelin throw F56 | 40.42 PR | | |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeid Mokhtarian | 52 kg | 145.0 | 5 |
| Fereydoun Karimipour | 56 kg | 170.0 | |
| Allahbakhsh Akbari | 60 kg | 177.5 | |
| Zeinal Siavoshani | 67.5 kg | 185.0 | |
| Amrollah Dehghani | 90 kg | 197.5 | 4 |
| Mahmoud Kordkhili | +100 kg | 200.0 | 9 |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Mohammad Mohammadi | 10 m air rifle 3×40 SH1 | 1170 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Zahra Alibeigi | 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 368 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Enayatollah Bokharaei | 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 600 =WR | 1 Q | 105.8 | 705.8 PR | |
| Mohammad Mohammadi | 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 599 | 5 Q | 103.3 | 702.3 | 8 |
| Ramezan Salehnejad | 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 597 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Fatemeh Raef | 10 m air rifle prone SH2 | 546 | 26 | Did not advance | ||
Men's sitting
| Squad list | Preliminary round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool A | Rank | |||||
| Gholam Akhavan Farshid Ashouri Mohsen Barati Jalil Imeri Ali Golkar Parviz Firouzi Ali Kashfia Hadi Rezaei Ali Akbar Salavatian Hassan Shahi Ahmad Shivani Majid Soleimani |  Hungary W3–0 | 1 Q |  Ukraine W3–0 |  Netherlands W3–0 |  Norway W3–1 | |
 Kazakhstan W3–0 | ||||||
 Finland W3–1 | ||||||
 Russia W3–0 | ||||||
 Argentina W3–0 | ||||||
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