Iran at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Iran at the 2014 Winter Olympics
IOC code	IRI
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Website	www.olympic.ir  (in Persian and English)
in Sochi
Competitors	5 in 2 sports
Flag bearers	Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki (opening) [1] [2] Mohammad Kiadarbandsari (closing) [3]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Iran competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Iran's team consisted of five athletes in two sports, representing the largest ever Iranian team at the Winter Olympics. ^[4]

The 2014 Games marked the first time a Iranian Olympic team competed in Russia, as Iran and 64 western countries took part at the American-led boycott in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow due to the Soviet–Afghan War.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Iran had three athletes in qualification position. ^[5]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mohammad Kiadarbandsari [ citation needed ]	Men's giant slalom	1:30.12	56	1:32.01	52	3:02.13	51
	Men's slalom	55.09	55	1:03.78	29	1:58.87	30
Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki	Men's giant slalom	1:32.35	62	1:32.87	55	3:05.22	55
	Men's slalom	55.46	57	1:03.90	30	1:59.36	31
Forough Abbasi	Women's slalom	1:26.71	60	1:08.98	46	2:35.69	48

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics

According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014 Iran had two athletes in qualification position. ^[5] For the first time ever Iran also qualified a female cross-country skier.

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Deficit	Rank
Sattar Seid	Men's 15 km classical	47:16.1	+8:46.4	79
Farzaneh Rezasoltani	Women's 10 km classical	42:31.3	+14:13.5	73

See also

• Iran at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
• Iran at the 2014 Winter Paralympics

References

1. "Iran names Saveh Shemshaki as flag bearer for Sochi Olympics". Tehran Times . Tehran, Iran. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
2. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
3. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
4. "Five athletes to represent Iran in Sochi". Tehran Times . Tehran, Iran. 22 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
5. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

External links

• Iran at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 February 2014)
• Iran at the 2014 Winter Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)