Iran at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | IRI |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
Website | www |
in Athens | |
Competitors | 38 in 10 sports |
Flag bearer | Arash Miresmaeili [1] |
Medals Ranked 29th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iran competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic games, since its return in 1948 after having made their debut in 1900, with the exception of the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent a total of 38 athletes, 37 men and 1 woman, to compete in 10 sports. Half-lightweight judoka Arash Miresmaeili, who later forfeited his first match against Israel's Ehud Vaks for medical reasons, was the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1] [2]
Iran left Athens with a total of six medals (two golds, two silver, and two bronze), finishing twenty-ninth in the overall medal standings. Half of these medals were awarded to the athletes in men's freestyle wrestling. Taekwondo jin Hadi Saei claimed his first ever Olympic title in the men's featherweight division, in addition to his bronze medal from Sydney. [3]
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Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cycling | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Judo | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Taekwondo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Weightlifting | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Wrestling | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Total | 37 | 1 | 38 |
Iranian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). [4] [5] [6]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Sajjad Moradi | 800 m | 1:49.49 | 7 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Abbas Samimi | Discus throw | 57.57 | 28 | Did not advance |
Iran has qualified one boxer. [7]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Mohammad Asheri | Lightweight | Bye | ![]() L 18–37 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Abbas Saeidi Tanha | Men's road race [8] | Did not finish | |
Amir Zargari | Did not finish |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
Hossein Askari | Men's individual pursuit | 4:39.302 | 15 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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Mehdi Sohrabi | Men's points race | Did not finish |
Seven Iranian judoka qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics. [10] Half-lightweight judoka Arash Miresmaeili forfeited his first match against Israel's Ehud Vaks, and accepted his disqualification from the International Judo Federation because a medical condition left him much heavier to fight. [1]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Masoud Haji Akhondzadeh | −60 kg | ![]() W 0030–0001 | ![]() W 0010–0001 | ![]() W 1000–0021 | ![]() L 0011–0122 | Bye | ![]() L 0000–1002 | 5 | ||
Arash Miresmaeili | −66 kg | ![]() LWO | Did not advance | |||||||
Hamed Malekmohammadi | −73 kg | ![]() W 1000–0010 | ![]() L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | ![]() W 1010–0000 | ![]() L 0020–1110 | Did not advance | |||
Reza Chahkhandagh | −81 kg | ![]() W 1000–0000 | ![]() L 0002–1001 | Did not advance | ![]() L 0001–0013 | Did not advance | ||||
Abbas Fallah | −90 kg | ![]() L 0111–1002 | Did not advance | |||||||
Masoud Khosravinejad | −100 kg | ![]() L 0001–0100 | Did not advance | |||||||
Mahmoud Miran | +100 kg | ![]() W 1002–0001 | ![]() W 1000–0010 | ![]() W 0110–0100 | ![]() L 0010–1110 | Bye | ![]() L 0001–0201 | 5 |
Iran has qualified a single shooter. [11]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Nasim Hassanpour | 10 m air pistol | 376 | 28 | Did not advance |
Iran has selected one swimmer under the Universality rule. [12]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Babak Farhoudi | 100 m freestyle | 56.42 | 61 | Did not advance |
Iran has qualified one table tennis player. [13]
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Mohammad Reza Akhlaghpasand | Men's singles | ![]() L 1–4 | Did not advance |
Two Iranian taekwondo jin qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics. [14]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Hadi Saei | Men's −68 kg | ![]() WRSC | ![]() W 8–6 | ![]() W 9–9 SUP | Bye | ![]() W 4–3 | ![]() | |
Yousef Karami | Men's −80 kg | ![]() W 16–12 | ![]() W 13–9 | ![]() L 6–7 | Bye | ![]() W 12–4 | ![]() W 9–8 | ![]() |
Six Iranian weightlifters qualified for the following events. [15]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Mehdi Panzvan | Men's −69 kg | 147.5 | =4 | DNF | 147.5 | DNF | |
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah | Men's −77 kg | 160 | =5 | 197.5 | 6 | 357.5 | 5 |
Asghar Ebrahimi | Men's −94 kg | 165 | =16 | 190 | 16 | 355 | 16 |
Shahin Nassirinia | 172.5 | 11 | 220 | =1 | 392.5 | 4 | |
Mohsen Beiranvand | Men's −105 kg | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | |
Hossein Rezazadeh | Men's +105 kg | 210 | 1 | 263.5 WR | 1 | 472.5 | ![]() |
Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Babak Nourzad | −55 kg | ![]() L 0–3 PO | ![]() W 3–1 PP | — | 3 | Did not advance | 16 | ||
Masoud Mostafa-Jokar | −60 kg | ![]() W 3–0 PO | ![]() W 3–1 PP | — | 1 Q | Bye | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() L 0–3 PO | ![]() |
Alireza Dabir | −66 kg | ![]() L 0–3 PO | ![]() L 1–3 PP | — | 3 | Did not advance | 18 | ||
Mehdi Hajizadeh | −74 kg | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() L 0–3 PO | — | 2 | Did not advance | 13 | ||
Majid Khodaei | −84 kg | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() W 3–1 PP | — | 1 Q | ![]() L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | ![]() W 3–0 PO | 5 |
Alireza Heidari | −96 kg | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() W 4–0 ST | — | 1 Q | ![]() W 3–0 PO | ![]() L 1–3 PP | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() |
Alireza Rezaei | −120 kg | ![]() W 3–0 PO | ![]() W 3–0 PO | ![]() W 3–0 PO | 1 Q | Bye | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() L 0–5 VT | ![]() |
Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Hassan Rangraz | −55 kg | ![]() L 1–3 PP | ![]() W 4–0 ST | — | 2 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Ali Ashkani | −60 kg | ![]() L 1–3 PP | ![]() L 1–3 PP | ![]() W 3–1 PP | 3 | Did not advance | 11 | ||
Parviz Zeidvand | −66 kg | ![]() W 3–0 PO | ![]() W 3–1 PP | — | 1 Q | ![]() L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | ![]() L 0–5 EV | DSQ |
Behrouz Jamshidi | −84 kg | ![]() L 1–3 PP | ![]() W 3–0 PO | — | 2 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Masoud Hashemzadeh | −96 kg | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() W 5–0 VT | — | 1 Q | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() L 1–3 PP | ![]() L 1–3 PP | DSQ* |
Sajjad Barzi | −120 kg | ![]() W 3–1 PP | ![]() W 3–1 PP | — | 1 Q | ![]() W 3–0 PO | ![]() L 0–3 PO | ![]() L 0–3 PO | 4 |
* Masoud Hashemzadeh was disqualified for protesting after the bronze medal match.
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