| Iran at the 2016 Asian Beach Games | |
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| IOC code | IRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Da Nang | |
| Competitors | 33 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kaveh Soleimani |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Asian Beach Games appearances | |
Iran competed at the 2016 Asian Beach Games held in Danang, Vietnam from 24 September to 3 October 2016. Iran finished 4th in medal table with 21 medals including nine gold medals. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach athletics | 3 | 3 | |
| Beach kurash | 3 | 3 | |
| Beach sambo | 3 | 3 | |
| Beach wrestling | 3 | 3 | |
| Ju-jitsu | 4 | 4 | |
| Muaythai | 4 | 4 | |
| Pencak silat | 4 | 4 | |
| Vocotruyen | 6 | 6 | |
| Vovinam | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach athletics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Beach kurash | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Beach sambo | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Beach wrestling | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ju-jitsu | 1 | 1 | ||
| Muaythai | 2 | 2 | ||
| Pencak silat | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Vocotruyen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Vovinam | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Reza Ghasemi | 60 m | 1 | 6.97 | 2 Q | 6.55 | 2 |  |
| Sobhan Taherkhani | 60 m | 2 | Did not start | Did not advance | — | ||
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sobhan Taherkhani | Long jump | 7.35 |  |
| Ali Samari | Shot put | 18.29 |  |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hossein Sheikholeslami | 60 kg |  Tokas (IND)W101–000 |  Võ (VIE)W101–011 |  Chinbat (MGL)W001–001 | | |
| Ghanbar Ali Ghanbari | 66 kg |  Allaberdiýew (TKM)W011–003 |  Suwannawong (THA)W101–000 | Trịnh (VIE) W101–001 |  Tukhtaev (UZB)L 002–002 | |
| Elias Aliakbari | 81 kg | Balayan (IND) W101–000 | Suwannaphueng (THA) W100–000 | Abdyrahmanow (TKM) W001–001 | Shamsidinov (UZB) W002–001 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yousef Karimian | 74 kg |  Qaddoori (IRQ)W0–0 | Trịnh (VIE) W Throw | Kudratov (UZB) W Throw |  Mambetzhan Uulu (KGZ)L Throw | |
| Iraj Amirkhani | 90 kg |  Noori (AFG)W Throw | Phạm (VIE) W Throw | Yuldashev (UZB) L Throw | 3rd place match Nicolaos (LIB)W Throw | |
| Behnam Hodhodi | +90 kg | Gulyamov (UZB) W Throw | Issa (IRQ) W0–0 | Önörjargal (MGL) L Throw | 3rd place match Fadel (LIB) L Throw | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Naderi | 70 kg |  Nguon (CAM)W3–0 | Batzorig (MGL) W3–0 | Afzalzada (AFG) W3–0 |  Nazir (PAK)W3–0 | |
| Omid Hassantabar | 80 kg |  Nairisiga (CHN)W3–0 | Ankhbayar (MGL) W3–1 | Butt (PAK) W3–0 | Aunjai (THA) W3–0 | |
| Athlete | Event | Pools | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | Rank | ||||
| Mohammad Sadati | 90 kg | Kerimkulov (KGZ) W3–1 | Pool B 1 Q | Inam (PAK) L 0–3 | |
 Khan (QAT)W3–0 | |||||
| Naseri (AFG) W3–0 | |||||
| Lin (CHN) W3–0 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehran Sattar Ahmad Reza Eidi | Duo show | Taňryberdiýew (TKM) Taňryberdiýew (TKM) L 35.5–37.5 | Did not advance | 9 | |||
| Mehran Sattar | 56 kg | Taňryberdiýew (TKM) W Disqualification | Siddique (PAK) W99–0 | Erdenebaatar (MGL) L 0–12 | 3rd place match Singchalad (THA) L 6–99 | 5 | |
| Ahmad Reza Eidi | 62 kg | Bye | Taňryberdiýew (TKM) W13–0 | Yahya (IRQ) L 0–99 | Repechage Bualuang (THA) W18–0 | 3rd place match Petsing (THA) L 0–2 | 5 |
| Amir Hossein Khademian | 69 kg | Raman (IND) W99–0 | Ahmed (IRQ) L 0–16 | Repechage Davaadorj (MGL) W99–0 | 3rd place match Lim (PHI)W99–2 | | |
| Open |  Al-Hammadi (UAE)L 0–3 | Did not advance | 9 | ||||
| Mohammad Mansouri Davar | 85 kg | Bye | Kasymow (TKM) W99–0 |  Al-Bilbaisi (JOR)L 0–8 | Repechage Murtazaliev (KGZ) L 0–99 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Madani | 57 kg | Bayaras (PHI) WRSCB | Khamtha (THA) L 27–30 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Mehrdad Sayyadi | 60 kg |  Dobrynin (KAZ)W30–27 | Nguyễn (VIE) L 27–30 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Kaveh Soleimani | 67 kg | Bye | Tagaev (UZB) W Walkover | Wang (CHN) WRSCO | Kanatbayev (KAZ) WKOH | |
| Masoud Minaei | 71 kg |  Na (KOR)WDNF | Shan (CHN) WRSCO | Trương (VIE) WRSCH | | |
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akbar Kianian | 70 kg | Shekhar (IND) WRSC |  Jamari (MAS)L 0–5 | | |
| Mohsen Ranjdoust | 75 kg |  Rashid (SGP)L 0–5 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Masoud Ghiasifar | 80 kg |  Sanjaya (INA)L Disqualification | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Babak Hashemzadeh | 85 kg | Bye | Alau'ddin (SGP) L 0–5 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaser Pormehr | 50 kg | Bye | Jadhav (IND) W Knockout | Đặng (VIE) W Disqualification | |
| Firouz Mokhtari | 55 kg | Bye |  Phommakhamthong (LAO)L 0–2 | Did not advance | |
| Mohammad Salehi | 60 kg | Soukaphone (LAO) L 0–2 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Ali Aghajari | 65 kg | Latsaphao (LAO) L 0–2 | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Hossein Yazdani | 70 kg | Oeun (CAM) W2–0 | Garad (IND) WRSC | Nguyễn (VIE) L 1–2 | |
| Mohsen Gholami | Open | Has (CAM) W2–0 | Chavan (IND) WRSC | Trần (VIE) W Knockout | |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meisam Jahanipour | Five-gate form | 260 | |
| Saeid Ahmadi Mehdi Amirifar | Dual machete form | 255 | 5 |
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