| Iran at the 2007 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Changchun | |
| Competitors | 14 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Alidad Saveh-Shemshaki |
| Medals |
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| Asian Winter Games appearances | |
Iran participated in the 2007 Asian Winter Games held in Changchun, China from January 28, 2007 to February 4, 2007. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skiing, Alpine | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Skiing, Cross-country | 4 | 4 | |
| Skiing, Snowboarding | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Athlete | Event | 1st run | 2nd run | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagher Kalhor | Slalom | 57.39 | 58.41 | 1:55.80 | 11 |
| Giant slalom | 1:08.88 | 1:08.35 | 2:17.23 | 12 | |
| Alidad Saveh-Shemshaki | Slalom | 58.26 | 57.50 | 1:55.76 | 10 |
| Giant slalom | 1:08.77 | 1:09.14 | 2:17.91 | 13 | |
| Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki | Slalom | 57.74 | 57.24 | 1:54.98 | 9 |
| Giant slalom | 1:08.66 | 1:07.94 | 2:16.60 | 11 | |
| Pouria Saveh-Shemshaki | Slalom | 58.64 | 58.73 | 1:57.37 | 12 |
| Giant slalom | 1:07.94 | 1:07.49 | 2:15.43 | 10 |
| Athlete | Event | 1st run | 2nd run | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marjan Kalhor | Slalom | 52.83 | 54.24 | 1:47.07 | 15 |
| Giant slalom | 1:14.05 | 1:11.67 | 2:25.72 | 12 | |
| Mitra Kalhor | Slalom | 1:23.04 | 54.14 | 2:17.18 | 21 |
| Giant slalom | 1:20.36 | 1:14.36 | 2:34.72 | 16 | |
| Fatemeh Kiadarbandsari | Slalom | 51.66 | 51.59 | 1:43.25 | 13 |
| Giant slalom | 1:21.40 | 1:16.39 | 2:37.79 | 17 | |
| Samira Zargari | Slalom | 52.78 | 51.38 | 1:44.16 | 14 |
| Giant slalom | 1:17.79 | 1:14.09 | 2:31.88 | 14 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Heat | Time | Rank | Heat | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Ahmad Kavian | Sprint freestyle | 3:15.86 | 22 | Did not advance | 22 | |||||||
| Mostafa Mirhashemi | Sprint freestyle | 3:12.81 | 20 | Did not advance | 20 | |||||||
| Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki | Sprint freestyle | 3:13.03 | 21 | Did not advance | 21 | |||||||
| Sattar Seid | Sprint freestyle | 3:22.60 | 24 | Did not advance | 24 | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Kavian | 30 km freestyle | Did not finish | |
| Mostafa Mirhashemi | 30 km freestyle | 1:45:09.0 | 17 |
| Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki | 30 km freestyle | 1:52:25.0 | 19 |
| Sattar Seid Ahmad Kavian Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki Mostafa Mirhashemi | 4 × 10 km relay | 2:24:22.8 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification run 1 | Qualification run 2 | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Alireza Ghasemzadeh | Halfpipe | 6.0 | 13 | 8.6 | 8 | Did not advance | 13 | |
| Amir Hossein Sharifinia | Halfpipe | 9.6 | 11 | 11.1 | 7 | Did not advance | 12 | |
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