| Iran at the 2000 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | IRI |
| NPC | I.R. Iran National Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 40 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Morad Ali Shirani |
| Medals Ranked 16th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | |
| Athletics | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Powerlifting | 7 | 7 | |
| Shooting | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 12 | |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 40 |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| Powerlifting | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Volleyball | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 12 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
Men's recurve
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | 1/16 final | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||||||||
| Heshmatollah Kazemi | Individual standing | 549 | 16 Q |  Marquez (ESP)W141–125 |  Atamanenko (UKR)L 148–154 | Did not advance | 13 | ||
| Majid Kehtari | Individual W2 | 563 | 21 Q |  Wong (HKG)L 137–143 | Did not advance | 23 | |||
| Ebrahim Ranjbar | Individual W2 | 576 | 16 Q |  Anderson (GBR)W148–145 |  Lee (KOR)L 139–156 | Did not advance | 15 | ||
| Heshmatollah Kazemi Majid Kehtari Ebrahim Ranjbar | Team open | 1688 | 12 Q |  Slovakia W209–195 |  Italy L 207–221 | Did not advance | 5 | ||
Men
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbas Mohseni | Shot put F37 | 11.97 |  |
| Ghader Modabber | Shot put F52 | 7.63 WR |  |
| Discus throw F52 | 17.79 WR | | |
| Javelin throw F52 | 14.60 | | |
| Mokhtar Nourafshan | Shot put F54 | 8.96 | |
| Discus throw F54 | 27.23 | | |
| Mohammad Sadeghi Mehryar | Shot put F56 | 8.96 | 5 |
| Discus throw F56 | 37.36 WR | | |
| Hossein Agha-Barghchi | Discus throw F36 | 31.68 | |
| Abdolreza Jokar | Discus throw F53 | 18.92 | |
| Javelin throw F53 | 16.11 | | |
| Dariush Namvar | Discus throw F56 | 33.23 |  |
| Aref Khosravinia | Discus throw F57 | 45.05 WR | |
| Vahab Saalabi | Javelin throw F42 | 46.57 | |
| Avaz Azmoudeh | Javelin throw F54 | 25.44 | |
| Mohammad Reza Mirzaei | Javelin throw F57 | 38.64 WR | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatemeh Montazeri | Shot put F58 | 7.67 | 5 |
| Javelin throw F58 | Did not start | ||
Men
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeid Mokhtarian | 52 kg | 167.5 | 4 |
| Fereydoun Karimipour | 56 kg | 190.0 | |
| Babak Mohammadi | 60 kg | No mark | |
| Allahbakhsh Akbari | 67.5 kg | 200.0 | |
| Mansour Dimasi | 75 kg | 210.0 | |
| Saeid Bafandeh | 82.5 kg | 227.5 | |
| Amrollah Dehghani | 100 kg | 232.5 WR | |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Jamal Asadi | 10 m air pistol SH1 | 557 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Ramezan Salehnejad | 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 578 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Nayyereh Akef | 10 m air pistol SH1 | 372 | 3 Q | 91.9 | 463.9 | |
| Sedigheh Barmaki | 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 384 | 5 Q | 101.1 | 485.1 | 4 |
| Zahra Alibeigi | 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 373 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Enayatollah Bokharaei | 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 598 | 6 Q | 105.6 | 703.6 | |
| Ramezan Salehnejad | 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 599 | 2 Q | 103.5 | 702.5 | 4 |
Men's sitting
| Squad list | Preliminary round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool A | Rank | |||||
| Ali Eshghi Hojjat Behravan Ali Akbar Salavatian Parviz Firouzi Issa Zirahi Jalil Imeri Farshid Ashouri Ali Golkar Majid Soleimani Ali Kashfia Reza Peidayesh Mohammad Reza Rahimi |  Hungary W3–0 | 1 Q |  Libya W3–0 |  Finland W3–0 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina W3–0 | |
 Germany W3–0 | ||||||
 Netherlands W3–0 | ||||||
 Japan W3–0 | ||||||
 United States W3–0 | ||||||
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