Iran at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Iran at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Iran.svg
IOC code IRI
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Website www.olympic.ir  (in Persian and English)
in Beijing
Competitors55 in 13 sports
Flag bearer Homa Hosseini
Medals
Ranked 51st
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Iran sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. In total 55 Iranian athletes went to Beijing, including three women. These Olympics are regarded as less successful than their previous Games, as Iran only achieved one gold and one bronze medal.

Contents

Medalists

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 112
Athletics 606
Badminton 101
Basketball 12012
Boxing 303
Cycling 303
Judo 606
Rowing 112
Swimming 101
Table tennis 101
Taekwondo 213
Weightlifting 303
Wrestling 12012
Total52355

Archery

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Hojjatollah Vaezi Men's individual 60463Flag of India.svg  Champia  (IND)
L 98–112		Did not advance
Najmeh Abtin Women's individual 56860Flag of North Korea.svg  Kwon U-S  (PRK)
L 96–106		Did not advance

Athletics

Key
Men [1]
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Sajjad Moradi 800 m 1:46.106 q1:46.085Did not advance
Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei 1:49.258Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Ehsan Haddadi Discus throw 61.3417Did not advance
Amin Nikfar Shot put NM—Did not advance
Abbas Samimi Discus throw 59.9226Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 mFinalRank
Hadi Sepehrzad Result10.926.8016.021.9050.7514.6450.324.0049.565:06.67748321
Points878767852714780894877617582522

Badminton

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Kaveh Mehrabi Men's singles [2] Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Hsieh  (TPE)
L 16–21, 12–21		Did not advance

Basketball

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Iran roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [3]

Iran men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F/C 4 Ali Doraghi 23 – (1984-09-20)September 20, 19846 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Petrochimi Flag of Iran.svg
PG 5 Amir Amini 24 – (1984-06-10)June 10, 19846 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Kaveh Flag of Iran.svg
PG 6 Javad Davari 25 – (1983-04-25)April 25, 19836 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Petrochimi Flag of Iran.svg
PG 7 Mehdi Kamrani 26 – (1982-06-01)June 1, 19825 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Mahram Flag of Iran.svg
SG 8 Saeid Davarpanah 20 – (1987-09-07)September 7, 19876 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Kaveh Flag of Iran.svg
SG 9 Iman Zandi 26 – (1981-09-19)September 19, 19816 ft 2 in (1.88 m) BEEM Flag of Iran.svg
SG 10 Hamed Afagh 25 – (1983-02-01)February 1, 19836 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Saba Battery Flag of Iran.svg
F/C 11 Hamed Sohrabnejad 25 – (1983-05-07)May 7, 19836 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Mahram Flag of Iran.svg
PF 12 Oshin Sahakian 22 – (1986-03-21)March 21, 19866 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Zob Ahan Flag of Iran.svg
C 13 Mousa Nabipour 24 – (1983-08-14)August 14, 19836 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Kaveh Flag of Iran.svg
SF 14 Samad Nikkhah Bahrami  (C)25 – (1983-05-11)May 11, 19836 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Mahram Flag of Iran.svg
C 15 Hamed Haddadi 23 – (1985-05-19)May 19, 19857 ft 2 in (2.18 m) Saba Battery Flag of Iran.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
Group play
PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 541425400+259 [a] Quarterfinals
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 541425361+649 [a]
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 532399380+198 [b]
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 532457405+528 [b]
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 514387406−196
6Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 505323464−1415
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Argentina
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Croatia 1–0 Australia
10 August 2008
09:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg71–49Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Scoring by quarter:24–5, 14–17, 8–16, 25–11
Pts: Holden 19
Rebs: Monia 6
Asts: Savrasenko 4		Pts: Nikkhah 16
Rebs: Haddadi 8
Asts: Kamrani 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
12 August 2008
09:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg67–99Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter:20–15, 14–31, 19–28, 14–25
Pts: Haddadi 21
Rebs: Sahakian 12
Asts: Amini 4		Pts: Kleiza 22
Rebs: Kleiza 8
Asts: Jasikevičius, Lukauskis, Mačiulis 3
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)
14 August 2008
11:15
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg106–68Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Scoring by quarter:28–15, 25–14, 22–19, 31–20
Pts: Newley 24
Rebs: Bogut 7
Asts: Mills, Worthington, Bruton 5		Pts: Nikkhah 23
Rebs: Haddadi 8
Asts: Davari 4
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)
16 August 2008
16:45
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg82–97Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 19–23, 24–30, 25–25
Pts: Haddadi 21
Rebs: Haddadi 16
Asts: Kamrani 4		Pts: Ginobili 32
Rebs: Scola 7
Asts: Prigioni 6
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
18 August 2008
09:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg57–91Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 8–35, 23–16, 18–21
Pts: Nikkhah 25
Rebs: Haddadi 15
Asts: Haddadi 2		Pts: Rozić, Tomas 16
Rebs: Lončar, Barać 7
Asts: Ukić 8
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Morteza Sepahvand Light welterweight [4] Flag of Tunisia.svg  Hassini  (TUN)
W 16–4		Flag of Romania.svg  Gheorghe  (ROU)
W 8–4		Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Díaz  (DOM)
L 6–11		Did not advance
Mehdi Ghorbani Light heavyweight [4] Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Negrón  (PUR)
L 4–13		Did not advance
Ali Mazaheri Heavyweight [4] —Flag of Russia.svg  Chakhkiyev  (RUS)
L 3–7		Did not advance

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Hossein Askari Men's road race [5] 6:34:2251
Men's time trial [5] 1:08:4634
Ghader Mizbani Men's road race [5] 6:39:4278
Mehdi Sohrabi Did not finish

Judo

Men [6]
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Masoud Akhondzadeh −60 kg ByeCivil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Drakšič  (SLO)
W 0110–0010		Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Choi  (KOR)
L 0000–1000		Did not advanceFlag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Albarracín  (ARG)
W 0020–0001		Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Sobirov  (UZB)
L 0001–0010		Did not advance
Arash Miresmaeili −66 kg ByeFlag of Poland.svg  Adamiec  (POL)
W 0001–0000		Flag of Japan.svg  Uchishiba  (JPN)
L 0000–0020		Did not advanceFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Jacinto  (DOM)
W 0011–0000		Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Sharipov  (UZB)
L 0001–0010		Did not advance
Ali Maloumat −73 kg —Flag of Japan.svg  Kanamaru  (JPN)
W 1001–0001		Flag of Portugal.svg  Pina  (POR)
W 0111–0001		Flag of Mongolia.svg  Dashdavaa  (MGL)
W 1100–0010		Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Mammadli  (AZE)
L 0000–1000		ByeFlag of Brazil.svg  Guilheiro  (BRA)
L 0000–1000		5
Hamed Malekmohammadi −81 kg ByeCivil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Sedej  (SLO)
W 1000–0000		Flag of Brazil.svg  Camilo  (BRA)
L 0000–1010		Did not advance
Hossein Ghomi −90 kg —Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Kazusionak  (BLR)
L 0000–1110		Did not advance
Mohammad Reza Roudaki +100 kg ByeFlag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Rybak  (BLR)
W 1001–0001		Flag of Iceland.svg  Jónsson  (ISL)
W 1000–0001		Flag of Georgia.svg  Gujejiani  (GEO)
L 0000–0011		Did not advanceByeFlag of the United States.svg  McCormick  (USA)
W 1001–0001		Flag of Russia.svg  Tmenov  (RUS)
W 1010–0001		Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Brayson  (CUB)
L 0000–0200		5

Rowing

Men [7]
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mohsen Shadi Single sculls 7:48.245 SE/FBye7:20.341 FE7:06.5425
Women [8]
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Homa Hosseini Single sculls 9:02.124 FEBye8:18.2026

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Swimming

Men [9]
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mohammad Alirezaei 100 m breaststroke DNSDid not advance

Table tennis

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Afshin Norouzi Men's singles [10] Flag of Italy.svg  Bobocica  (ITA)
L 2–4		Did not advance

Taekwondo

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Reza Naderian Men's −58 kg [11] Flag of Brazil.svg  Wenceslau  (BRA)
L 1–2		Did not advance
Hadi Saei Men's −80 kg [11] Flag of Nepal.svg  Bista  (NEP)
W 7–0		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhu G  (CHN)
W 3–2		Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Ahmadov  (AZE)
W 4–1		ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Sarmiento  (ITA)
W 6–4		Gold medal icon.svg
Sara Khoshjamal Fekri Women's −49 kg [12] Flag of Morocco.svg  Toudali  (MAR)
W 5–0		Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Yang S-C  (TPE)
L 0–2		Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Asghar Ebrahimi Men's −94 kg [13] 180121243924
Mohsen Biranvand Men's −105 kg [13] 1809210113909
Rashid Sharifi Men's +105 kg [13] 196623064266

Wrestling

Key:

Men's freestyle [14]
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Abbas Dabbaghi −55 kg ByeFlag of Colombia.svg  Serrano  (COL)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of Russia.svg  Kudukhov  (RUS)
L 0–3 PO		Did not advance10
Morad Mohammadi −60 kg ByeFlag of Egypt.svg  Madany  (EGY)
W 3–0 PO		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Azarbayjani  (CAN)
W 3–0 PO		Flag of Russia.svg  Batirov  (RUS)
L 0–3 PO		ByeFlag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Huseynov  (AZE)
W 3–1 PP		Bronze medal icon.svg
Mehdi Taghavi −66 kg ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Garcia  (CAN)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of Turkey.svg  Şahin  (TUR)
L 0–3 PO		Did not advanceByeFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Garzón  (CUB)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance10
Meisam Mostafa-Jokar −74 kg ByeFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Terziev  (BUL)
L 0–3 PO		Did not advance19
Reza Yazdani −84 kg Flag of Poland.svg  Horbik  (POL)
W 3–0 PO		Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Temrezov  (AZE)
L 0–5 VT		Did not advance11
Saeid Ebrahimi −96 kg ByeFlag of Egypt.svg  Emara  (EGY)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of Georgia.svg  Gogshelidze  (GEO)
L 0–3 PO		Did not advance10
Fardin Masoumi −120 kg Flag of Mexico.svg  Langowski  (MEX)
W 3–0 PO		Flag of Russia.svg  Akhmedov  (RUS)
L 0–5 VT		Did not advanceFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Boyadzhiev  (BUL)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of the United States.svg  Mocco  (USA)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Mutalimov  (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP		5
Men's Greco-Roman [15]
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Hamid Sourian −55 kg Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Venkov  (BUL)
W 5–0 VT		Flag of Palau.svg  Elwais  (PLW)
W 3–0 PO		Flag of Russia.svg  Mankiev  (RUS)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advanceByeFlag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Fris  (SRB)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Park E-C  (KOR)
L 1–3 PP		5
Ali Mohammadi −66 kg Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim M-C  (KOR)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Siamionau  (BLR)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance11
Saman Tahmasebi −84 kg ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Daragan  (UKR)
W 3–1 PP		Flag of Turkey.svg  Avluca  (TUR)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance11
Ghasem Rezaei −96 kg Flag of Lithuania.svg  Ežerskis  (LTU)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance16
Masoud Hashemzadeh −120 kg ByeFlag of Russia.svg  Baroev  (RUS)
L 0–3 PO		Did not advanceByeFlag of Lithuania.svg  Mizgaitis  (LTU)
L 1–3 PP		Did not advance15

References

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