| Iran at the 2011 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Astana and Almaty | |
| Competitors | 10 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Alidad Saveh-Shemshaki |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Asian Winter Games appearances | |
Iran participated in the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan from January 30, 2011 to February 6, 2011. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ski orienteering | 4 | 4 | |
| Skiing, Alpine | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Skiing, Cross-country | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ski orienteering | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Skiing, Alpine | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bijan Kangarloo Yasin Shemshaki Sattar Seid | Ski orienteering | Men's relay |
 | Bijan Kangarloo | Ski orienteering | Men's middle distance |
| Mohammad Kiadarbandsari | Skiing, Alpine | Men's super-G |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mostafa Mirhashemi | Sprint | 26:47.5 | 7 |
| Sattar Seid | Sprint | Disqualified | |
| Long distance | 1:47:05 | 5 | |
| Bijan Kangarloo | Middle distance | 44:59 | |
| Yasin Shemshaki | Middle distance | 46:11 | 4 |
| Long distance | 1:49:32 | 7 | |
| Bijan Kangarloo Yasin Shemshaki Sattar Seid | Relay | 1:02:35 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Kiadarbandsari | Super-G | 1:07.52 | |
| Downhill | 1:30.94 | 5 | |
| Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki | Super-G | 1:07.80 | 4 |
| Downhill | 1:30.40 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Super-G | Slalom | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki | Super combined | 1:05.77 | 42.77 | 1:48.54 | 4 |
| Pouria Saveh-Shemshaki | Super combined | 1:05.97 | 42.96 | 1:48.93 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marjan Kalhor | Super-G | 1:16.41 | 5 |
| Downhill | 1:46.64 | 6 | |
| Mitra Kalhor | Super-G | 1:20.94 | 7 |
| Ziba Kalhor | Downhill | 1:48.17 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Super-G | Slalom | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marjan Kalhor | Super combined | 1:13.52 | 51.86 | 2:05.38 | 4 |
| Ziba Kalhor | Super combined | 1:13.81 | 52.40 | 2:06.21 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Heat | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Bijan Kangarloo | Sprint classical | 4:35.32 | 7 Q | 2 | 4:33.2 | 3 | Did not advance | 6 | |
| Yasin Shemshaki | Sprint classical | 5:00.54 | 8 Q | 1 | 5:06.6 | 4 | Did not advance | 8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sattar Seid Bijan Kangarloo | Team sprint freestyle | 25:30.2 | 4 |
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